INDEX

4 September 2014 Last updated at 12:48 ET

Nato alliance 'stands with Ukraine'

Leaders of the Nato military alliance, meeting in Wales, voice further strong backing for Ukraine and call on Russia to pull back its troops.

Somebody dies by killing themselves every 40 seconds, according to a major report by the World Health Organization.

'Bodies littering' Nigerian town

Bodies remain littered on the streets of a northern Nigerian town two days after it was seized by militant Islamists, a lawmaker tells the BBC.
BP guilty of 'gross negligence'

A US judge rules BP was "grossly negligent" and guilty of reckless conduct in the lead-up to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
India on alert after al-Qaeda video
France faces huge bill over warship
'Spy tapes' given to SA opposition
Rogue trader Kerviel 'to leave jail'
India hanged girls' accused bailed
Amnesty says torture rife in Mexico
Dinosaur titan's big bone haul

In-depth coverage of the conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza

German factory orders rise 4.6%

The strongest monthly rise in German industrial output in over a year is an 'encouraging signal' for the economy, Germany's official statistics agency says
Lego boosted by movie products
Vice Media secures $500m backing

Murray's year exceptional - Krajicek

Richard Krajicek says Andy Murray will be in the top five by the end of 2014 and challenging for Grand Slams again in 2015.
Hamilton queries FIA Rosberg decision
Man Utd's Rojo receives work visa

Clooney to direct phone-hacking film

George Clooney is to direct a film about the phone-hacking scandal which led to the closure of British tabloid News of the World.
Toronto Film Festival to begin later
Lambert tops country award nominees

What is Islamic State?

Rise of ultra-violent Islamist group destabilising Syria and Iraq
Day in pictures

A selection of news photos from around the world
Frontier Finns

Could closer Nato ties harm border links with Russia?
Dynamite waters

Blast fishing leaves Tanzania’s coral reefs in rubble
Future tense

Can more optimistic science fiction actually save the world?
Nothing on

Stripping to make a point about discrimination in Brazil
Been and gone

Lady who collected curious crisps, and other notable departed
Lumber laundering

How illegal loggers in Peru bend the rules