Forum: Global News

Norwegian police say three men have been arrested suspected of plotting terrorist attacks and being members of al-Qaeda. More... (BBC News)

Cuba agrees to free 52 political prisoners in the largest prisoner release by the communist authorities for decades. More... (BBC News)

At least 25 people are killed and 45 wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a group of Shia pilgrims near a Baghdad shrine, police say. More... (BBC...

Prosecutors open an investigation into claims of illegal funding for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign, officials say. More... (BBC News)

UK troops in Afghanistan are to hand over responsibility for the Sangin area of Helmand to US forces, the BBC understands. More... (BBC News)

US President Obama urges Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks before a settlement freeze expires in September. More... (BBC News)

Thailand extends a state of emergency in 19 provinces, including the capital Bangkok, over fears of fresh violence. More... (BBC News)

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu travels to Washington for White House talks, a day after the Gaza blockade was eased. More... (BBC News)

Israel confirms details of its new policy to allow more goods to enter the Gaza Strip with the easing of its blockade. More... (BBC News)

Turkey warns Israel all diplomatic ties will be cut unless Israel apologises for its raid on a Gaza aid convoy. More... (BBC News)

Jaroslaw Kaczynski concedes defeat in Poland's presidential elections after exit polls put Bronislaw Komorowski ahead. More... (BBC News)

Lebanon's leading Shia Muslim cleric, a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah, has died aged 74, hospital sources say. More......

US Gen David Petraeus is formally taking command of the 130,000-strong Isaf international force deployed in Afghanistan. More... (BBC News)

Victims of a fuel truck inferno which killed some 230 people in a Democratic Republic of Congo village are buried in mass graves. More... (BBC...

At least 200 people are feared dead after an oil tanker explodes and sets fire to a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More... (BBC News)

The new US commander in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, demands a united effort to tackle the nine-year conflict. More... (BBC News)

Three suspected Russian spies held by the US are denied bail by a Virginia court as new light is shed on their true identity. More... (BBC News)

Washington remains committed to positive ties with Moscow, Hillary Clinton says, despite the arrest of 10 alleged spies. More... (BBC News)

South Africa's former police chief Jackie Selebi is found guilty of corruption in one of the defining trials of the post-apartheid era. More......

At least 18 people are killed and 40 injured in three suicide bomb explosions in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. More... (BBC News)