New EU foreign head dismisses critics The new EU foreign affairs chief rejects criticism of her lack of experience, saying she is the "the best person for the job".
Sears Tower plot leader is jailed The leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago is sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison.
Israel halts stadium construction Israel orders construction work on an internationally financed football stadium being built for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to be halted.
Italian sex scandal woman 'dead' A transsexual prostitute linked to a sex row involving an Italian politician is believed to have been burned to death, media report.
UK region hit by severe floods Cumbrian police searching for an officer missing after a bridge collapsed during record rainfall find a body in police uniform.
UK navy fires on 'Spanish flag' The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar.
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