United Kingdom news
- UN halts Burma aid in seizure row
- The UN's World Food Programme halts aid to Burma after it says the government impounded food deliveries. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Czech 'mystery impostor' on trial
- A Czech woman accused of duping a children's home into believing she was a young girl faces child abuse charges. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody
- The Austrian man accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years is to be held for another month. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Supply worries send oil near $126
- Crude oil has hit yet another all-time high in Friday trading, as strong demand and supply fears continue. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Hezbollah takes over west Beirut
- Gunmen from militant group Hezbollah drive out government supporters from western Beirut, stoking fears of civil war. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- US and Russian sailors stage sandwich-making battle
- Sailors from the Russian and US navies square off in a sandwich-making contest for Victory Day. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Iraq al-Qaeda chief not captured
- The US military in Iraq says a man detained in Mosul is not in fact the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Israeli PM denies taking bribes
- The Israeli PM denies taking bribes from a wealthy US-Jewish businessman and resists calls for his resignation. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Militias 'to rig Zimbabwe poll'
- Zimbabwe's "war veterans" militia plan to intimidate voters inside polling stations, a policeman tells the BBC. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008
- Europeans get drunk 'to have sex'
- Some teenagers and young adults get high on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests. — From BBC News, May 9, 2008