Firefighters in a small town in California have freed a four-week-old kitten which was trapped inside a length of pipe.

A bomb attack blamed on an Islamic sect in north-eastern Nigeria kills at least 25 people, local officials say.

A Cambodian UN-backed tribunal is to hold its first hearing in the trial of four former Khmer Rouge leaders, including the "number two" in Pol Pot's regime.

Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva says the return of his predecessor Thaksin Shinawatra would bring instability, but Mr Thaksin insists he is "useful".

Several near-simultaneous explosions, thought to have been caused by bombs, strike three towns and cities in Burma.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warns that low interest rates are a threat to global financial stability.

A leather jacket worn by US singer Michael Jackson in his Thriller video is sold at auction in California for $1.8m (£1.1m).

At least 25 people are injured in clashes in Buenos Aires, after Argentina's legendary football club River Plate is relegated for the first time ever.