All the action and reaction from the the second debate between US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.

Mark Davis explores what it will take for Sen John McCain to successfully mount a 'Sarkozy-style succession' to the Republican Party and pull off a 'hat trick'

A snapshot of some key quotes and exchanges from the first US presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama.

Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.

An American expert says benefit claims in Wales could be reduced by two-thirds with US-style reforms.

Outrageous sayings by the firebrand Serb nationalist, Vojislav Seselj, who has gone on trial for war crimes at The Hague.

Ex-Wales captain Ieuan Evans says headstrong players and WRU weakness contributed to Gareth Jenkins' downfall.

Everyday folk are trying to buy into the celebrity lifestyle of swanky nightclubs and £5,000 bar bills and plunging themselves into penury as a result. Why?

In the last of a series of articles from the Thai-Burma border, the BBC's Kate McGeown looks at trade between the two nations, including the thriving black market.

In the second of a series of articles from the Thai-Burma border, the BBC's Kate McGeown looks at the medical teams who do their best to help Burmese civilians in the area.

The BBC's Kate McGeown looks at the small rebel army that has spent nearly 60 years fighting the Burmese government.

For the first time, an author is top of the fiction and non-fiction charts. So who is he?

Japan's appetite for blue-fin tuna has left stocks dangerously low, and new efforts are under way to farm them in captivity.

The US Senate endorses President Bush's plans to interrogate and prosecute foreign terror suspects.

Parents have lost the confidence to bring up children sensibly, argues writer John O'Farrell.

The BBC News website looks at the issues surrounding Prince William's decision to join the Army

BBC NI rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy says fruit growers in County Armagh are counting the cost of a heat wave which has left many apples cooked on the trees.

Sports writer Rohit Brijnath says a new coach and a new captain may not be enough; India's cricket team also needs a new desire.

A Carmarthenshire farming family rub shoulders with the rulers of Dubai at an international horse show.

When Charles and Camilla tie the knot on Saturday, they're breaking new ground for royals - but not for regular people, who re-marry all the time. Welcome to married life, with a twist.