Deadly shootings at US army base 6.11.2009 9:26:4 GMT A US major kills 13 people at Fort Hood military base in Texas, amid reports he did not want to be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Deal on Honduras crisis 'fails' 6.11.2009 7:57:41 GMT A spokesman for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal to resolve the political crisis has failed.
Horse genome unlocked by science 5.11.2009 22:41:38 GMT The genome of a domestic horse has been successfully sequenced by an international team of researchers.
Abbas will not seek re-election 5.11.2009 21:25:7 GMT Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not seek re-election in polls scheduled for January 2010.
Three hurt in rare Japan shooting 6.11.2009 8:22:44 GMT A gunman in Japan has killed himself after wounding three people in Yokohama, outside Tokyo, police say.
Climate deal 'unlikely' this year 5.11.2009 21:26:36 GMT The UK government has admitted that a new legally binding global treaty on climate change is highly unlikely to be agreed this year.
Zimbabwe's MDC calls off boycott 6.11.2009 8:45:33 GMT Zimbabwean PM Morgan Tsvangirai ends his party's boycott of the unity government with President Robert Mugabe.
Baku mosque attackers sentenced 5.11.2009 23:7:53 GMT A court in Azerbaijan sentences 26 people to lengthy terms in jail over a deadly attack last year on a mosque in Baku.
US hits China pipes with tariffs 6.11.2009 5:11:39 GMT The United States imposes high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese pipes as trade disputes mar the run-up to a bilateral summit.
