The BBC's Michael Voss asks young Cubans about their hopes for the future, 50 years on from the revolution.

Former Baghdad correspondent Andrew North looks back at how Iraq has fared in the last 12 months and forward to what 2009 may bring.

The BBC's Phillipa Thomas reports from Washington DC, where the city's new schools chancellor is challenging the establishment.

The Dalai Lama calls for unity and caution as the Tibetan cause arrives at a crossroads.

A public meeting has been called in Bristol to look at ways to reduce the number of accidents on a busy crossroads.

Two people killed when their car overturned at a crossroads are named by police.

Two people killed when their car overturned in an accident with another vehicle at a crossroads are named by police.

Damascus opens Syrian markets to foreign investment, presenting challenges and opportunities to the cautious authoritarian state.

Irresistible force - the referendum - has met immoveable object - the need for every EU member state to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. So where next asks the BBC's Jonny Dymond?

A motorcyclist dies after his bike is in collision with a car at a crossroads near Dundee, police say.

Just north of Shatila's main crossroads stands a building considered to be the most important one in the camp - the martyrs' cemetery.

Serbia will ultimately have to choose between recognising Kosovo and joining the EU, writes the BBC's James Robbins.

Ministers call for public views on plans to tackle climate change by an emissions target.

BBC Scotland reporter Phil Goodlad looks at the fate of small businesses in Hawick in the Scottish Borders.

As the Kenyan parliament prepares to meet for the first time since disputed elections last month, young people are pressing the older generation to make way.

For many farmers, working the land is in the blood; a job passed down the generations. But with farming in Britain at a crossroads, families are increasingly facing tough choices about their future.

Ernie Els returns to Oakmont desperate to add to his major haul

What now for South Africa's golden generation?

The living link between Africa and America, the Gullah-Geechee Corridor, is to set up a commission to preserve its heritage.

Sabir Mustafa looks at what lies ahead for Bangladesh