Argentine pension takeover passed
Argentina's Senate approves a bill to nationalise private pension schemes, a measure that has provoked controversy.
US Lockerbie compensation paid
The families of US victims of the Lockerbie Pan Am bombing say they have received full compensation from Libya.
French Socialists in run-off vote
France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner.
Brazil targets illegal abortions
Brazilian police are investigating more than 1,200 women suspected of having had illegal abortions at the same clinic.
Madonna split ‘not about money’
Guy Ritchie tells a newspaper that discussion over the terms of his divorce from Madonna "was never, ever about money".
Magnate’s body stolen in Austria
Thieves have stolen the remains of a billionaire who died in 2006 from his vault in southern Austria, police say.
US judge orders Algerians freed
Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge rules.
Polish tests ‘confirm Copernicus’
Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
No agreement for US car bail-out
US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.
Brytyjczycy nie zapłacą piratom okupu za porwanych marynarzy
Wielka Brytania nie zamierza wypłacić okupu za marynarzy porwanych przez somalijskich piratów. Brytyjski minister spraw zagranicznych David Miliband wezwał też inne kraje, by nie spełniały żądań piratów.