US hopefuls spar in final debate
The US presidential candidates meet in New York for the final pre-election debate, with economic issues the key focus.
Shares plummet on Asian markets
Share prices in Japan and other Asian markets plunge after fears of a global recession send US stocks tumbling.
High food costs 'a global burden'
Almost two-thirds of people in 26 countries say higher food and energy prices have affected them "a great deal", a BBC report finds.
Haider 'drunk' in fatal car crash
Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider was drunk at the time of his fatal car crash, an official from his party says.
Talks on Thai-Cambodia temple row
Generals from Cambodia and Thailand are set to hold talks to resolve a dispute after fighting breaks out on their border.
Key Iraq al-Qaeda leader 'killed'
The US military says al-Qaeda in Iraq's second-in-command has been killed in an operation in the northern city of Mosul.
Rooney hits double in England win
Wayne Rooney scores twice as England win 3-1 in Belarus to make it four wins from four World Cup qualifiers.
France make anthem threat to fans
The French sports minister says football matches in France will be called off if spectators jeer during their national anthem.
Ballesteros stable after surgery
Golf legend Seve Ballesteros is in a stable condition after undergoing an operation on a brain tumour.
Model Army
Iraq's joint staff college turns out new breed of officer
Tribunal urged for Kenya violence
An inquiry into Kenya's post-election clashes wants an international tribunal set up to try those behind the violence.