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.
UN agrees DR Congo troop increase - The UN Security Council votes to send 3,000 more troops to DR Congo following renewed fighting in the east of the country.
Madonna and Ritchie begin divorce - Singer Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced in London on Friday, High Court lists show.
'Experts' lead Saudi tanker talks - Talks between Somali pirates and owners of a Saudi tanker are being conducted by specialists, shipping sources tell the BBC.
US judge orders Algerians freed - Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge rules.
US convicts Syrian arms dealer - A Syrian-born arms dealer is convicted by a US court of conspiring to sell weapons to left-wing Colombian rebels.
US warned of China 'cyber-spying' - China has increased computer espionage attacks on US government and business interests, Congress is warned.
S Africa to cut aid to Zimbabwe - South Africa's cabinet says it will withhold $28m of aid to Zimbabwe until a representative government is in place.
Security draws Iraqi doctors home - Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a senior health ministry official says.
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