· China quake victims flee 'flood'
Aid efforts in the quake-hit city of Beichuan halt after reports of a river bursting its banks spark widespread panic.
· Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
Gordon Brown accuses Burma's military rulers of neglecting its people by blocking aid to survivors of Cyclone Nargis.
· Pakistan Afghan ambassador freed
Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, abducted by suspected Taleban militants in February, is released.
· Pioneering US winemaker dies
Robert Mondavi, who helped put Californian Cabernets and Chardonnays on the world map, dies at the age of 94.
· Carey makes new Iraq hostage plea
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey makes a renewed appeal for the release of five British hostages in Iraq.
· Dominican leader wins third term
President Leonel Fernandez wins re-election in the Dominican Republic as his main opponent concedes.
· Tsvangirai delays Zimbabwe return
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has postponed a planned return to Zimbabwe, officials from his party say.
· Reform spells change for Portugal
Portugal introduces contentious changes to the language, spelling many words the Brazilian way.
· Windsor ready for royal wedding
Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips, is to marry Canadian management consultant Autumn Kelly at Windsor Castle.
· A cat-and-mouse chase causes 72-hour blackout in Albania
Albania's main electricity provider blames a cat chasing a mouse for a 72-hour blackout.