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.
Oil price goes below $50 a barrel - Oil prices have fallen below $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil.
Madonna's divorce to be finalised - Singer Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced in London on Friday, High Court lists show.
Putin vows to prevent 'collapse' - Russia's prime minister vows to prevent another financial "collapse", referring to the country's 1990s crises.
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.
Crisis meeting over Somali piracy - A spate of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia prompts an emergency meeting between nations bordering the Red Sea.
EU reaches deal on farm reforms - EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.
Security draws Iraqi doctors home - Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a health ministry official says.
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk' - Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.
Mother Night
brendan is definitly down with o.p.p, you naughty boy!
Excuse me?