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An explosive device "which could have caused substantial harm" was found Wednesday in the parking lot of an Austin, Texas, women's clinic where abortions are performed, authorities said.

The bodies of a Sunni Lebanese man and child are found, three days after their suspected kidnapping. More Info...  

Ecuador's president orders the World Bank's representative in the country to pack his bags, sources say. More Info...  

Senators passed a war funding bill Thursday that sets a deadline for withdrawing combat forces from Iraq by next year. The bill passed 51-46 follows a similar House vote and sets the stage for a showdown between congressional Democrats and President Bush, who has vowed to veto the measure.

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Rafael Nadal extends his unbeaten run on clay to 69 consecutive wins by beating Thomas Johansson at the Barcelona Open. More Info...  

Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. The US Senate joins the House of Representatives in approving a bill setting out a US withdrawal from Iraq. More Info...  

Estonia angers Russia by cordoning off a Red Army war memorial in Tallinn so it can be moved to a cemetery. More Info...  

The Olympic torch will reach the top of Everest en route to Beijing, but other planned visits spark controversy. More Info...  

Thirty-three members of Egypt's biggest opposition group go on trial at a military court in Cairo. More Info...  

Six authors have been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Society Prize for Science Books. More Info...  

A senior member of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group is arrested in the US for 'terror' activities, officials say. More Info...  

An Indian court issues an arrest warrant for Richard Gere for publicly kissing actress Shilpa Shetty. More Info...  

EU lawmakers unanimously back a resolution calling for the immediate release of the BBC's Alan Johnston. More Info...  

Uganda's government concedes to some key rebel demands for talks which reopen in southern Sudan. More Info...  

Brendan Dassey could have saved the 25-year-old photographer who showed up at his uncle's junkyard for an assignment, prosecutors said. Instead, the teenager raped her and joined in killing her on Halloween, then burned her body in a barrel.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rebuffs a House demand to testify about Iraq's pre-war arms. More Info...  

Ethiopian-backed troops are in "complete control" of Somalia's capital after fierce fighting, the PM says. More Info...  

Actor Hugh Grant is arrested over claims he attacked a photographer by throwing a tub of food at him. More Info...  

Burma and North Korea, two of the world's most isolated nations, restore diplomatic ties after 24 years. More Info...