Iran rebuked by UN nuclear body
The UN nuclear watchdog passes a resolution condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret.

Commonwealth talks target climate
Commonwealth leaders are to meet in Trinidad with climate change a key issue in the last big summit before Copenhagen.

Dubai debt problems rattle world markets
Worries about Dubai's debt problems spill over into a second day of trading, leading to more stock market falls.

Iran 'confiscates Nobel Peace medal'
The Nobel Peace Prize medal won by Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi has been confiscated by authorities, she says.

Australian state bans jump racing
Steeplechase and hurdle racing in Australia's state of Victoria will be banned in 2010, prompted by 20 deaths of horses in two years.

Poll bid after Philippine murders
A Philippine mayor whose supporters were killed in a suspected political ambush files his nomination for governor.

Vatican 'snubbed abuse inquiry'
Formal requests for information on clerical abuse were ignored by the Vatican, the inquiry into clerical sex abuse in Dublin has disclosed.

Khmer Rouge Duch in release plea
Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch stuns a UN-backed war crimes tribunal by asking to be released on the final day of his trial.

US man 'locks sons in car boot'
A US man appears in court in Massachusetts accused of locking his two sons in his car boot while he went shopping.

How birdsong is helping to count their populations
The chirps and whistles of birdsong can help to provide an accurate estimate of the size of bird populations.

Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf a hit on streets of Dhaka
Roadside booksellers touting their wares in the heavy traffic of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, find an unusual best-seller- Hitler's Mein Kampf.

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India seal emphatic win over Sri Lanka
India clinch their 100th Test victory by comprehensively beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in Kanpur.

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Del Potro beats Federer to progress
Juan Martin del Potro beats top seed Roger Federer to reach the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals - and knock out Andy Murray.

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'God watched him'
New life for Jewish toddler orphaned in Mumbai attacks

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Mississippi crime
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High yen 'harming Japan economy'
The strong yen is harming Japan's economy, its finance minister says, as the US dollar continues to sink.

Help plan for stranded travellers
Travellers who book holidays on the internet could receive more financial protection if things go wrong, new plans suggest.

Technical glitch hits LSE trading
Trading on the London Stock Exchange was halted for three and a half hours on Thursday following technical difficulties.

Mininova ends illegal torrents
A Dutch court ruling forces the file-sharing website Mininova to remove all torrents linked to copyright material.

Hacker to appeal over extradition
Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.

E-petitions promote people power
Online petitions will allow citizens to raise issues and concerns with government but still face stumbling blocks.

Polanski awaits house arrest move
Film director Roman Polanski will not be released from prison until Monday at the earliest, the Swiss justice ministry confirms.

Robbie 'proposes' on live radio
Pop star Robbie Williams apparently proposes to his actress girlfriend on an Australian radio show.

Shuttle Atlantis set for landing
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis prepare to land in Florida after their 11-day mission to the International Space Station.

Past climate anomalies explained
Unusually warm and cold spells in climate history are linked to how oceans responded to temperature changes, a study says.

MS 'blood blockage theory' tested
US scientists are testing a radical new theory that MS is caused by blockages in the veins that drain the brain.

Namibia observers win vote ruling
A Namibian court rules a human rights group must have its status as observers reinstated hours after polls open.

Town 'empty' after CAR rebel raid
Most residents flee Ndele town in northern Central African Republic after clashes between rebels and the army.

Rich 'should help Amazon forests'
Nine nations in the Amazon region call on rich countries to provide poorer nations with the funds to preserve forests.

CIA's secret magic manual on sale
A secret CIA manual that instructed agents on the use of magic tricks during the Cold War has gone on sale.

Australia emissions plan in chaos
Plans for a new law on carbon emissions trading in Australia are thrown into chaos by an opposition revolt.

First S Korea racist insult conviction
A South Korean man is fined $865 for racially insulting an Indian professor in the first case of its kind in the country.

Euro train booking system shelved
Plans for a system that would have made it simpler to book tickets for rail travel across Europe are shelved.

UKIP to announce its new leader
The UK Independence Party is set to reveal which of five candidates is to be its new leader.

Saudi troops 'captured' in Yemen
Nine Saudi soldiers have been captured during fighting with Houthi rebels in northern Yemen, the insurgents say.

New Gaza air strike 'kills one'
A Palestinian man has been killed in an air strike on Gaza - the second in as many days, the Israeli Defence Force says.

China carbon cuts pressure India
China's decision to unveil carbon emissions target two weeks before the Copenhagen climate summit puts pressure on India, a minister says.

Mumbai remembers terror attacks
Ceremonies are held in India on the first anniversary of a series of devastating attacks on the city of Mumbai.

Dirty hospital sparks reform call
The Patients Association says hospital regulation should be reformed after a series of failings at two Essex hospitals.

UK 'wanted to avoid Iraq force'
UK policy towards Iraq in 2001 was to avoid force, ex-UN ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock tells the war inquiry.

Tories 'to squeeze public sector'
The Conservatives announce plans to save £60bn a year by working civil servants harder and improving efficiency.

Free elderly care 'too expensive'
Scotland may no longer be able to afford free personal care for all its elderly, the country's top social worker claims.

Son charged over curator's death
A man is charged with the murder of British art curator Nick Waterlow and his daughter, police in Australia say.

Body found after police shooting
A body of a woman is found at a flat in Kent following a stand-off at a supermarket in which police marksmen shot a man in the arm.