Obama in final health vote push 20.3.2010 21:9:43 GMT US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key vote.
Mass Rome rally backs Italian PM 20.3.2010 22:59:23 GMT Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections.
South Africa marks 1960 massacre 21.3.2010 1:9:45 GMT South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, an iconic moment in the anti-apartheid struggle.
Pope apology for Irish sex abuse 20.3.2010 16:30:58 GMT Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".
UN chief says settlements illegal 20.3.2010 16:54:48 GMT UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.
Russians protest against PM Putin 20.3.2010 16:46:10 GMT Dozens of people are arrested at a banned rally in Moscow - one of several anti-Putin protests in Russian cities.
Serbia snub mars EU-Balkans talks 20.3.2010 18:45:2 GMT Balkan leaders urge the EU to keep faith in them as potential members, after Serbia withdraws from an EU-Balkans conference.
Somali Islamist commander killed 20.3.2010 15:25:14 GMT A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, is assassinated inside an area held by his own forces.
BA fights to limit strike impact 20.3.2010 23:46:33 GMT BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded.
