BBC NEWS | Europe | Polish forces 'may stay in Iraq'

"Poland may not pull its troops out of Iraq at the end of the year as planned, its defence minister has said. Radek Sikorski told the BBC that while he thought it was unlikely Polish forces would stay on, that...

BBC NEWS | Health | India 'cuts HIV infection rate'

"HIV infection rates have fallen by a third in the worst hit regions of south India, research suggests. The joint Indian and Canadian team say the figures show safe sex awareness campaigns can have a dramatic...

BBC NEWS | Europe | Eta declares permanent ceasefire

"The Basque separatist group Eta has declared a permanent ceasefire. In a statement released to Basque media, the group said its objective now was "to start a new democratic process in the Basque...