One of Tokyo's few remaining historic buildings, the Kabuki Theatre, is to be controversially demolished amid a frenzy of urban renewal.

Scientists are to take 3D images of chickens in the egg in a bid to learn more about disease and birth defects.

Keep up with the drama of US election day on 4 November on the BBC News website.

Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.

His name is largely unknown in Britain and the United States, but the recipient of the most feted prize in literature has much he could tell them about their lives today.

What have risky loans and Thunderbirds' Tracy Island got in common? Everyone wanted them because everyone else wanted them. It's how bubbles are made and why we are doomed to always suffer financial crises, says Michael Blastland.

Struggling US car giants General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger, US media say.

A retired GP claims that a proposed incinerator in Oxfordshire could increase heart attacks, cancers and lower children's IQ levels.

The conflict in Georgia has awoken fears of a new Cold War between Russia and its allies and the West, nearly 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. But will the animosity come back to haunt Western imaginations as it once did?

Mike Skinner of The Streets says that his forthcoming album will be the last one he makes.

The International Criminal Court celebrates its 10th anniversary as diplomats fret over the latest case - Sudan.

A system claiming to protect against all forms of software piracy and hacking is being launched in Scotland.

If someone was killed in front of you would you remember what happened? Many experts are challenging the view that eyewitnesses recounting what they saw is the best way of tapping their memory. Some think brain scans could be the way forward.

BBC Europe reporter Dominic Hughes in Brussels looks at the options for the European Union in the wake of the Irish No vote against the Lisbon treaty.

University students who are caught submitting plagiarised work are very rarely expelled, shows a survey. Sean Coughlan reports.

Memorable quotations from Hillary Clinton marking the highs and lows of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

A look at the psyche of Italy coach Roberto Donadoni

Hillary Clinton apologises for referring to Robert Kennedy's shooting to back her staying in the presidential race.

A controversial new "right to die" card is being offered to the public that allows anyone to refuse treatment in a medical emergency. Who carries it, and why?

Plagiarism by university students across Bristol and Bath is on the increase, according to figures obtained by the BBC.