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Alcatel and Lucent agree merger - 02 Apr 2006 19:23:15 GMT France's Alcatel and US firm Lucent Technologies, leading IT and telecoms systems firms, agree to merge.
Tennis: Federer wins Miami - 02 Apr 2006 19:08:48 GMT Roger Federer claims back-to-back Masters Series events with a straight-sets win over Ivan Ljubicic in the Nasdaq-100 Open final.
Freed US journalist arrives home - 02 Apr 2006 16:57:55 GMT A US journalist freed after being held in Iraq for nearly three months flies into Boston airport.
US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq - 02 Apr 2006 16:10:22 GMT A helicopter lost in Iraq is believed shot down and the two pilots are feared dead, the US military says.
US, UK urge speed in Iraq talks - 02 Apr 2006 15:32:36 GMT Condoleezza Rice and Jack Straw call on Iraqi leaders to press ahead with negotiations on a new government.
Google sells $2.07bn of its stock - 02 Apr 2006 08:52:19 GMT US search engine Google raises $2.07bn in its second share sale in seven months.
Thousands in NY immigration rally - 02 Apr 2006 06:52:24 GMT Thousands of demonstrators march through New York to protest against tougher US immigration laws.
Golf: Mickelson leads Atlanta - 02 Apr 2006 00:47:54 GMT Defending champion Phil Mickelson leads by eight shots going into the final round of the BellSouth Classic.
'Corrupt' Argentine police purged - 01 Apr 2006 21:27:17 GMT The Argentine authorities try to clean up the Buenos Aires police force with a purge of more than 100 officers.
Brazil plane crashes killing 19 - 01 Apr 2006 11:29:58 GMT All 17 passengers and two crew are killed as a Brazilian plane crashes in mountains near Rio de Janeiro.
Hip-hop 'power couple' separating - 01 Apr 2006 10:40:31 GMT The co-founder of Def Jam Records, Russell Simmons, has split from his wife of seven years.
Brazilian pioneer docks in space - 01 Apr 2006 04:58:03 GMT The first Brazilian in space docks at the International Space Station after a two-day journey.
Guilty plea in US bribery probe - 01 Apr 2006 00:03:52 GMT A former Republican aide pleads guilty to conspiracy in a case centred on disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Bolivia takes control of airports - 31 Mar 2006 23:51:05 GMT Bolivia's president orders security forces to take over airports to break a strike by disaffected workers.
Falklands BBC radio show finishes - 31 Mar 2006 22:53:09 GMT The BBC radio programme Calling the Falklands is broadcast for the final time.
Bush backs 'controlled' migration - 31 Mar 2006 21:31:22 GMT George Bush says he wants to give legal status to undocumented workers but calls for more border security.
Microsoft and EU 'breakthrough' - 31 Mar 2006 21:01:40 GMT Microsoft and the EU reach a breakthrough in talks over millions of dollars in fines, the software firm's lawyer says.
NY releases 9/11 emergency calls - 31 Mar 2006 18:35:07 GMT New York releases partial tapes of emergency calls from the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001.
Rice admits multiple Iraq errors - 31 Mar 2006 16:29:07 GMT Condoleezza Rice admits the US has made thousands of tactical errors in Iraq, but says the strategy was right.
Delphi primed for GM court battle - 31 Mar 2006 15:43:01 GMT Troubled car parts firm Delphi seeks a court order to annul supply contracts with GM and also plans to cut 8,500 staff.
Free trade bid for emerging world - 31 Mar 2006 09:25:27 GMT Brazil, India and South Africa pledge to set up a free trade area which may grow to take in the nations they represent.
Jamaica gets first woman leader - 31 Mar 2006 05:50:53 GMT Jamaica swears in its first female Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller.
Immigration dominates US politics - 27 Mar 2006 11:04:05 GMT The blindspots of the Mexican-American relationship are exposed in southern California, Matthew Wells writes.
Rapper tells his tale of Iraq - 22 Mar 2006 05:43:29 GMT Sgt Neal Saunders wanted to describe the traumas of serving in Iraq. So he built a vocal booth in his barracks and recorded a CD - Live From Iraq.
Concern at police tactics - 21 Mar 2006 10:13:34 GMT The recent killing of an unarmed Virginia doctor by a police Swat team raises concerns about "an explosion" in the use of the military-style units.
How attacks changed the CIA - 13 Mar 2006 01:58:35 GMT A more aggressive CIA since the 11 September terror attacks has brought results but also controversy, says the BBC's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera.