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England beat Pakistan by five wickets with 2.5 overs to spare in the first Twenty20 international in Cardiff.

Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.

Police in New Zealand name nine people, including four foreigners, who died when a light aircraft crashed after taking off from Fox Glacier on Saturday.

A series of aftershocks rattle Christchurch, New Zealand, where a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake caused widespread damage.

Afghans have continued to withdraw money from the country's largest bank, Kabul Bank, over fears it may collapse.

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Australia edge a classic Tri-Nations encounter in Bloemfontein, a last-ditch penalty from Kurtley Beale settling the outcome in favour of the visitors.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.

Hispania Racing's Karun Chandhok gives the Korean Grand Prix venue the thumbs-up after being the first F1 driver to drive it.

Should a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?

The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.

Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption.

Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.

New Zealand earthquake damages city of Christchurch

The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.

China gives EU lesson on rural poverty

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island.

Six recruiters are accused of luring 400 Thai workers to the US with promises of farm jobs, confiscating their passports and demanding high fees.

A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.

Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.