Large Hadron Collider works again The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs.
Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.
US sets marker on Afghan corruption US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
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.
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.
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.