Pro-Gaddafi forces launch air strikes.
Colonel Gaddafi continues his fight back against the rebel forces that have taken over much of the east of Libya.
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Pro-Gaddafi forces launch air strikes.
Colonel Gaddafi continues his fight back against the rebel forces that have taken over much of the east of Libya.
US Supreme Court protects right to hold anti-gay protests at funerals
The US Supreme Court has ruled an anti-gay church has the right to picket military funerals under the US constitution's free speech protections.
Tunisia after Ben Ali- who owns the revolution?
Nearly two months after President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled the country he ruled for 23 years, some Tunisians are asking whether the authoritarian system he created is really being dismantled. Owen Bennett-Jones reports from Tunisia.
US unions flex their muscles over budget reform
Across America, state governments are facing major budget deficits and some have proposed controversial measures to save money. In Wisconsin, unions are up in arms about Republican reforms they say deny their fundamental rights.
Why are the Arab uprisings happening now?
Many regional experts have admitted that they have been surprised by the speed of events in the Arab world this year, after so many years of repressive government.
Dean of Christchurch Cathedral on New Zealand quake
Seventy-five people are known to have died after Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the city's iconic cathedral has crumbled. The cathedral's dean was caught in the building as it fell.
Homosexuality views cost UK couple foster fight
A UK Christian couple who are opposed to homosexuality have lost a legal battle over their application to foster children. The High Court ruled that protecting people from sexual discrimination 'should take precedence' over their religious beliefs.
Libya opposition defiant after Col Gaddafi speech
A Libyan Muslim scholar calls on the international community to come to the aid of protesters; a Tripoli resident tells the BBC he expects further unrest today.
Debate: Does pornography provide 'a good public service'?
The Cambridge University Union Society debated the topic of pornography on Thursday, asking whether or not it provides 'a good public service?' World Update hears from both sides of the argument.
Bahrain security forces repress protests
Riot police in the capital of Bahrain brought pro-democracy demonstrations to a violent end in the early hours of this morning. Miguel Marquez, a US journalist, was in the square as the security operation took place.
