Police investigate the cause of a fire in a Bangkok nightclub that killed 59 people, amid reports that fireworks were to blame.

BBC Northern Ireland Home Affairs Correspondent Vincent Kearney looks back at a year in which the police's failure to solve high-profile crimes blamed on the IRA led to serious criticism.

N Korean leader Kim Jong-il's personal train has reportedly made several recent trips - the latest indication of his recovery.

Pakistan feared India was planning a military strike in reprisal for the Mumbai attacks, a senior diplomat says.

A man sentenced to life for murdering his wife and dumping her body in a Cumbrian lake fails in a bid to challenge his conviction.

Nine men involved in the illegal supply of amphetamine are jailed for a total of nearly 50 years.

How was robbery spree of security guard robbers brought to an end?

Scientists in the US who examined hairs claimed to belong to a yeti in India say that in fact they belong to a species of Himalayan goat.

A bank employee is cleared of involvement in the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery after the trial collapsed.

Vincent Kearney examines the impact of the Northern Bank robbery, at its time the largest in British history.

A former police officer is found guilty of dealing drugs across the west of Scotland after an undercover surveillance operation.

A serial sex attacker convicted of killing two mothers whose bodies are missing, is jailed for at least 30 years.

A former postmistress could be jailed after stealing £70,000 from the Devon post office where she worked.

Scientists believe a type of bacterium living in our intestines could be linked to the development of colon cancer.

At Belfast Crown Court, a 26-year-old bank employee denies being the inside man in one of the world's biggest robberies.

The BBC's Kevin Connolly considers the evidence against the late army scientist said to be behind a lethal 2001 anthrax attack.

Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness will not be ordered to attend the High Court to answer questions about how the four victims commissioners were appointed.

Newly released FBI papers on the 2001 US anthrax attacks say late scientist, Dr Bruce Ivins, was the sole person responsible.

Jill Dando's former agent says he never believed Barry George was her killer and it is unlikely the real murderer will be caught.

Barry George says he is "overwhelmed" after being cleared of killing BBC TV presenter Jill Dando following a retrial.