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Sri Lanka opens up camps holding people detained since the army's victory over Tamil Tiger rebels earlier this year.
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Australia's opposition elects climate change sceptic Tony Abbott as new leader, dealing a blow to PM Kevin Rudd's carbon trading plans.
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Melting Antarctic ice is likely to contribute to a sea level rise of about 1.4m by 2100, a major review of climate change says.
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The Bank of Japan announces new measures to boost the economy after holding an emergency meeting.
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A politician accused over a massacre of 57 people in the Philippines is charged with multiple murders, officials say.
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Foreign Office efforts are continuing to try to secure the release of five Britons detained by the Iranian navy.
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A judge in Argentina overturns a ruling that would have allowed the first gay marriage in Latin America.
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Shares on the main stock indexes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have tumbled for the second day in a row in early trading.
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President Obama prepares to unveil his long-awaited Afghan strategy, with thousands more troops expected to be sent.
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A woman's genes are much more likely than lifestyle factors such as stress or diet to cause greying hair, a study suggests.
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Author Jonathan Littell wins the 17th annual Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award, for The Kindly Ones.
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Tiger Woods withdraws from this week's Chevron World Challenge, a tournament he has hosted for the past nine years, because of injuries sustained in a car crash.
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Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi wins the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award.
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Share prices plunge in the UAE as stockmarkets reopen following the Dubai debt crisis. Should we be worried?
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History of posters educating people about HIV
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Returning England's finest cathedrals to their former glory
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Afghans remain sceptical about foreign troops
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Man in charge of World Cup 2010 'feels tension'
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Are Himalayas glaciers advancing or retreating?
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Serbia takes Kosovo's status to Hague court
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Australia raises interest rates for a third successive month, as the country's economy continues to recover.
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The US Treasury Department cracks down on mortgage companies failing to help borrowers at risk of foreclosure.
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US shoppers shrug off economic worries and spend $41.2bn (£25bn) over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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The authorities in India block millions of mobile phones with no valid unique identification code for security reasons.
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Fraudsters who targeted the Runescape virtual game with a phishing attack are being sought by police in the UK and US.
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The death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately was fastest rising search topic on Google's UK site in 2009, the firm says.
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Bono says U2 are "delighted and humbled" to be headlining at next year's Glastonbury Festival over its 40th anniversary weekend.
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Twilight New Moon draws in the crowds over a record-breaking holiday weekend to keep its grip on top of the US box office.
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The cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected according to new research.
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The Large Hadron Collider sets a new world record for the energy of its particle beams, officials say.
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People who smoke the skunk form of cannabis are more at risk of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia, experts suggest.
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Pirates seize a supertanker carrying oil from Saudi Arabia to the US - one of the largest ships captured off Somalia.
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French first lady Carla Bruni is campaigning to increase access to HIV drugs for women and children in the developing world.
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The man accused of shooting dead four police officers in the US is alive and has been helped by friends, police say.
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The US Senate begins a debate on its version of a healthcare bill, a key priority of President Obama's administration.
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Chinese officials and journalists are charged with hushing up a deadly mine explosion before last year's Olympics, state media say.
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Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she will run for a seat in Congress next year when her presidential term ends.
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The European Union's Lisbon Treaty comes into force, and the bloc's new president and foreign affairs chief take office.
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The eurozone has seen consumer prices rise for the first time in seven months as a result of the rising cost of oil.
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Western nations warn Iran that its plan to build 10 uranium enrichment sites will lead to more sanctions.
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A mysterious TV channel dedicated to ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein drops off air three days after its launch.
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The lawyer for the main suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks trial is removed from the case for delaying proceedings.
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India's economy grew at a faster-than-expected rate of 7.9% in the three months to September, boosted by government spending.
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The NHS in England must get better at diagnosing cancers at an early stage to improve survival rates, the cancer tsar says.
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Police hope to discover later whether the dog which killed John Paul Massey was a breed illegal under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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UK house prices have risen for the seventh month in a row, the Nationwide says, helped by better jobs market news.
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A report aimed at boosting standards and morale among social workers is to recommend higher pay for the most experienced frontline staff.
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More than one in four of England's entire population is now in education or training - with questions raised about the cost.
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Two men who were passengers in a car which hit and killed a teenager in Cyprus are being extradited to the island.
