World News from the BBC

Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.

Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

'Open carry' activists do weekly shop with a gun

Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures.

The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.

Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.

The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.

An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.

Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.

Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid.

Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense.

EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.

Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch

Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.

The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is returning to the UK, against the wishes of the police, the BBC learns.

David Beckham returns to Old Trafford as his AC Milan side try to overcome Man Utd and reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Burnley host Stoke in the Premier League.

Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem.

Militants attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say.