The US rebuilding effort in Iraq achieved little despite $60bn (£40bn) spent since the 2003 invasion and at least $8bn wasted, a US auditor says.

Now Hugo Chavez has gone, what will happen to Venezuela? BBC Mundo's David Cuen explains what is next for the Latin American country.

The number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached a million, the UN has said.

A row breaks out in Kenya over whether rejected ballots should be included in the presidential vote count, with Uhuru Kenyatta's alliance accusing the UK of meddling.

Lyse Doucet reflects on the grim milestone reached today - the millionth refugee to flee Syria.

A memorial service is held in South Africa for the taxi driver who died after being dragged behind a police van, with Nelson Mandela's wife in attendance.

Alvin Lee, the rock guitarist who rose to fame in the band Ten Years After, dies aged 68.

US cardinals in Rome cancel a popular daily press briefing as the conclave approaches after stories about the confidential process appear in the media.

MPs have agreed new subsidies for burning wood and plants in the UK's power stations.

Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko and two accomplices have confessed to an acid attack on the company's artistic director, police say.

A replica Bronze Age boat which was built using traditional techniques has made its maiden voyage in Falmouth, Cornwall.

Somalis who settled in Wales in the 19th Century have been celebrating their cultural heritage and discovering their roots at a festival in Cardiff.

The number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has reached a million, the UN refugee agency says, with neighbouring countries struggling to cope.

The UN Security Council authorises the partial lifting of the ban on selling weapons to Somalia - the world's oldest such embargo.

Uefa begins disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United following their Champions League defeat by Real Madrid.

The UK's largest civil service union, the PCS, has picked Budget Day - 20 March - to start its industrial action over pay and pensions.

The UK is to provide armoured vehicles and body armour to opposition forces in Syria to help save lives, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

Volvo is to offer a product that can scan the road for cyclists and apply the brakes if it thinks a collision is imminent.

Malaysian troops are searching houses and terrain for armed members of a Filipino clan embroiled in a three-week conflict in Sabah on Borneo island.

Ed Miliband accuses David Cameron of being "out of touch" for opposing an EU-wide bankers' bonus cap, but the PM says he is fighting to preserve the UK financial sector.