US President George W Bush says the serious global financial crisis demands a serious global response.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives key ministries to his own party - in defiance of a power-sharing deal, reports say.
John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor for personal ends, a report concludes.
The US will remove North Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism, officials in Washington say.
Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider has been killed in a road accident in Carinthia, Austria, police reports say.
A British man who lost his wife and one of his twin daughters in flash-floods in Spain describes the tragedy.
The mother of murdered British teenager Scarlett Keeling is told to appear before authorities in Goa, India, over neglect claims.
Topshop and BHS owner Sir Philip Green is in talks to buy UK stores from Iceland's retail group Baugur, it is reported.
A man is arrested after police seize a key fob gun during a stop and search in Greater Manchester.
Model Katie Price gives a dressage demonstration at the Horse of the Year Show.
Scotland host Norway in Saturday's World Cup qualifiers ahead of games involving England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Lewis Hamilton secures pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji with title rival Felipe Massa back in fifth.
England boss Fabio Capello admits he knows little about World Cup qualifying opponents Kazakhstan because of their recent managerial change.
Paceman Mitchell Johnson has a day to remember as Australia reduce India to 313-8 on an absorbing third day of the first Test, still 117 runs behind.
Craig Bellamy will start his first Wales game for a year when they play Liechtenstein on Saturday.
Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington says the team's supporters have a big role to play in the World Cup qualifier in Slovenia.
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Irish language primary schools should "urgently consider" linking up in federations, to ensure their viability, a report recommends.
A new rebel group threatens the key town of Bunia in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A hurricane set to hit the west coast of Mexico has strengthened and become "life-threatening", meteorologists warn.
A vehicle bomb in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills 13 people and injures 27 others, say police.
Former rebels flock to Banda Aceh to welcome home one of Indonesia's best-known guerrilla leaders, Hasan di Tiro.
Top finance ministers promise to take "decisive action and use all available tools" to tackle the world economic crisis.
India's PM launches Kashmir's first train service amid heavy security and after protests that left two people dead.
Struggling US car giants General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger, US media say.
A UK Treasury delegation is in Reykjavik in an attempt to resolve the dispute over UK funds invested in failed Icelandic banks.
Hospitals and GP surgeries should follow the lead of schools and ban sugary drinks and snacks, experts say.
Grammar schools take half the rate of poor bright pupils than non-selective state schools, research suggests.
The global economy loses more money from deforestation than the current banking crisis, says an EU-commissioned report.
Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins becomes the 2,371st celebrity to be awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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