· New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is "substantial" progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia.

· US health bill 'will cut deficit'
The Congressional Budget Office says the Democrats' healthcare plan will cut the federal deficit by $138bn over 10 years.

· UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban
A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, which is a sushi mainstay in Japan, has been rejected by a UN wildlife meeting.

· 'Jihad Jane' denies terror charges
A self-styled "Jihad Jane", held in the US in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, denies four charges.

· EU's foreign chief in Gaza visit
The EU's foreign policy chief visits the Gaza Strip as militants there fire a rocket into Israel, killing one person.

· Zuma survives no-confidence vote
South Africa's President Zuma survives a vote of no-confidence by MPs - the first such motion since apartheid ended.

· Reunion for Pakistan kidnap boy
Sahil Saeed, the little British boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago, is reunited with his father in the capital Islamabad.

· Dresden WWII toll put at 25,000
Up to 25,000 people died in the Allied bombing of Dresden in 1945 - fewer than often estimated, an official German report says.

· Three jailed for Auschwitz theft
A Polish court sentences three men to jail terms for the theft of the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz last December.

· Riera hits out at manager Benitez
Liverpool winger Albert Riera says he is considering leaving the club after being given the silent treatment by boss Rafael Benitez.

· Live text - Cheltenham Festival
Big Buck's retains his World Hurdle crown with a tremendous performance for the Paul Nicholls-Ruby Walsh pairing.

· Do unions have too much power?
Overseas unions are backing BA strikes, amid a row over Unite's links with Britain's Labour party. Your reaction?

· BBC World News

· Damage limitation
Will the Pope be undermined by child abuse row?

· Blood curse
Symbolism and the supernatural used in Thai stand-off

· Security fears
But cricket fans still have fun at IPL game in Delhi

· Day in pictures
Striking images from around the world

· Wrestlemania
Senegal's big business bare-fist fighting in pictures

· Mardell's America
How healthcare debate has changed US politics

· UK borrowing less than expected
UK borrowing could be less than forecast this financial year after better-than-expected February figures and revised January data.