The BBC's Tristana Moore looks at the controversy over plans to reconstruct a royal palace on the site of the old East German parliament in Berlin.

Nasa has pushed back by a year its internal target date for flying the successor to the shuttle.

Two British farmers from Nottinghamshire break new ground in Russia.

The US space agency fixes the dates of its last shuttle missions - with Endeavour making the final flight in May 2010.

On the 60th anniversary of the birth of Israel, the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim considers the fate and the future of the country which he regards as his home but where he is still an "outsider".

One of Italy's most dangerous mafia bosses is arrested in Naples after seven years on the run, police say.

A sketch by Michelangelo for the dome of St Peter's Basilica is discovered in the Vatican archives, official media says.

Reaction from around the Middle East to the testimonies in Congress of US Gen David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker.

The first whisky distillery to be built in England for more than 100 years opens its doors to visitors.

Pope Benedict XVI makes his first official visit to the Americas to canonise Brazil's first native-born saint.

Graphics and photos showing key parts of the International Space Station which Nasa hopes will be completed around 2010.

Come the Easter break, millions of Britons will head off on holiday. Those who don't flee abroad are increasingly keen to find hidden gems at home. So where might they go?

BBC Sport profiles the fifth stage of the 2005 Tour de France

For Stuart Wilson, playing in the Masters as the British Amateur champion is "as good as it gets".

The Arts Council is offering interest-free loans of up £2,000 to allow people to buy contemporary art.

The largest window built for use in space has been completed, promising a spectacular view from the International Space Station.

The best bits from Tuesday's newspapers.

Decay and neglect threaten nearly 130 buildings in the region, says a new report.

Military analysts say Iraq has a relatively poor tank capability compared with the US and British forces it might face.

The public are being allowed rare access to a 16th Century convent full of Renaissance frescoes at the top of Rome's Spanish Steps.