David Beckham hails Wayne Rooney as one of the world's best players after he fires Man Utd into the Champions League quarter-finals.

A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.

The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned.

The new Ukrainian president's party forms a coalition that is nominating a former finance minister as prime minister.

Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.

The UK's fourth biggest supermarket group, Morrisons, reports a 30% rise in annual profits after it opens more stores.

Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy.

Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat -- an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove."

Parts of Arkansas were under a tornado watch until early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.

A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.

More than 100 firefighters tackle a major fire at a restaurant and office block in central London.

Police in Pakistan dismiss reports a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.

Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.

Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.

Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful spending.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.

Indian security forces step up their operations against Maoist rebels, security officials say.

Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices.

Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.

Gordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.

Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.

Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say

Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.

Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.

When in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his $4 million severance package.