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Two Italians freed in Afghan raid
Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed during a military operation, Italy';s defence ministry says.

President leads Marceau tributes
French president Nicolas Sarkozy leads the tributes to mime artist Marcel Marceau, who has died aged 84.

Burmese protests gather momentum
Burma';s monks call on the public to join their demonstrations, as anti-government protests mount.

Farmers await virus test results
UK farmers anxiously await the results of tests which will show whether two different livestock viruses have spread.

Indonesia cafe bomber flees jail
An Islamic militant jailed over a deadly bomb attack on the island of Sulawesi escapes prison, officials say.

Deadly blast hits Kosovo capital
Two people are killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.

World leaders at climate summit
World leaders are set to take part in a special UN meeting in New York to discuss global warming.

Nations 'failing Iraq refugees'
The UK must do more to help the thousands of people fleeing violence in Iraq, Amnesty International says.

Fox invasion fear grips Tasmania
Tasmania steps up a campaign to eradicate foxes despite little evidence of sightings.

UK India Mutiny ceremony barred
Indian officials refuse to allow a UK group to hold a remembrance ceremony at an 1857 Indian Mutiny site.

Action urged on cancer 'timebomb'
European countries are urged to face up to the challenges of tackling a cancer "timebomb" among the elderly.

Quick test for bird flu devised
Scientists in Singapore create a device that can detect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in 30 minutes.

Iran leader plays down 'US war'
Iran';s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country is not heading for armed conflict with the US.

Mid-East Quartet holds key talks
The four sponsors of the Middle East peace process discuss a US-led summit planned for November.

Israel settles Darfur asylum deal
Israel sets up a committee to oversee the absorption of about 500 illegal Sudanese refugees from Darfur.

Tennis: Roddick sends US to final
Andy Roddick';s straight-sets victory over Sweden';s Jonas Bjorkman takes the United States to the Davis Cup final against Russia.

Congolese flee renegade general
Some 4,000 people arrive at a UN camp in the eastern DR Congo, many fleeing rebel forces, UN officials say.

Football: Man Utd sink Chelsea
Manchester United add to Chelsea woes by beating their rivals in Avram Grant';s first game in charge of the Blues after Jose Mourinho';s exit.

Rugby: NZ rout Scotland
The All Blacks score 40 unanswered points against a jittery Scotland in a one-sided encounter at Murrayfield.

Farmers 'hopeful' over bluetongue
Farmers'; leaders are optimistic the UK';s first case of bluetongue disease may be an isolated incident.

Live - Scotland 0-7 New Zealand
A second-string Scotland side meet World Cup favourites New Zealand at Murrayfield.

India and Pakistan set for showdown
India take on Pakistan in Johannesburg in the final of the inaugural ICC World Twenty20.

Rugby: Australia 55-12 Fiji
Australia romp to a comfortable 55-12 victory over a second-string Fiji in the Pool B clash in Montpellier.

Labour 'serves many' says Darling
Chancellor Alistair Darling tells Labour';s conference that the party serves "the many and not the few".

Burma march 'largest in 20 years'
Burma';s largest anti-junta protest in nearly two decades takes place in Rangoon, led by Buddhist monks and nuns.

Live - Australia 38-12 Fiji
The two unbeaten sides in Pool B come face to face as Australia play Fiji in Montpellier.

Hamburg police clash with youths
At least 15 people are hurt in clashes between police and left-wing radicals in Hamburg, German police say.

Dangerfield widow sues over video
The widow of legendary US comedian Rodney Dangerfield is suing over a video footage of the star';s later years.

Israel set to free Palestinians
Israel agrees to free about 90 Palestinian prisoners as a "gesture of goodwill" toward the Palestinian president.

Italians missing in Afghanistan
Italian authorities say they have lost contact with two of their soldiers serving in western Afghanistan.

Brown defends Mervyn King's work
Gordon Brown praises Bank of England Governor Mervyn King';s handling of the Northern Rock crisis.

Zimbabwe bishop 'victim of state'
Zimbabwe';s Bishop Ncube says that the allegations of adultery which forced him to resign are state driven.

Brown 'not ruling out snap poll'
Gordon Brown refuses to rule out a snap general election insisting he was simply "getting on with the job".

French mime artist Marceau dies
The French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies at the age of 84, the AFP news agency reports.

Nuns join Burma anti-junta rallies
Nuns join Buddhist monks in Burma for the first time in a seventh day of anti-junta protests in Rangoon.

Many missing in Bangladesh storm
About 100 Bangladeshi fishermen are feared drowned after their boats sank in a storm in the Bay of Bengal.