The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan looks ahead to what Americans can expect from Michelle Obama, their next first lady.

The full speech of US President-elect Barack Obama, delivered in Chicago after the news that he had won the 2008 White House race.

The families of the victims, the MoD and others gave their reaction to the coroner's verdict in the Hercules air crash in Iraq in 2005.

Cycling's women's world road race champion Marta Bastianelli tests positive for a banned stimulant.

R&B star Alicia Keys apologises after discovering a concert in Indonesia was sponsored by a tobacco firm.

Management speak - don't you just hate it? Emphatically yes, judging by readers' responses to writer Lucy Kellaway's campaign against office jargon. Here, we list 50 of the best worst examples.

The death of an 11-month-old girl was caused by an injury inflicted by her mother's boyfriend, a court hears.

Robert Kubica shows why rivals consider him a future champion

Democratic hopeful Barack Obama pays tribute to Hillary Clinton's "valiant" campaign after she bows out of the US presidential race.

Hillary Clinton's dashed hopes for the presidency have disappointed many women - yet her legacy is still substantial, writes Molly Levinson.

The BBC's Kevin Connolly is in St Paul, Minnesota, as Barack Obama claims the Democratic presidential nomination.

The full text of US presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech in St Paul, Minnesota.

Rohit Brijnath on Anil Kumble, the new Indian Test cricket captain.

The four main defendants in the £53m Securitas robbery trial put on a "sham innocence" for the Old Bailey jury, a court hears.

Three of Saddam's top officials wait on death row, while different Iraqi factions argue about whether they should be executed

The prime minister warns of disruption at airports due to security in the wake of the failed car bombings.

The Polish government has been branded a troublemaker for threatening to bring the latest EU summit to a standstill in a dispute over voting rules.

Some of the key quotes from Gordon Brown's speech delivered as he became the Labour Party's new leader.

The BBC's Martin Asser looks at issues which divide Palestinians and Israelis.

A close look at the career of World Bank boss Paul Wolfowitz, who was forced to quit over allegations of favouritism.