Chilean students demanding educational reform announce new protests after pulling out of talks with the government.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is expected to meet the Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe today, and to call on him to end the persecution of Anglicans in the country.

France, Belgium and Luxembourg approve a plan to secure the future of the troubled bank Dexia, following fears it could go bankrupt.

Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf appeals for calm after at least 24 people die in clashes between Coptic Christians and security forces.

Indian investigators raid the homes of former minister Dayanidhi Maran following allegations of his involvement in a major corruption scandal, officials say.

The governing coalition in Sri Lanka wins 21 out of 23 councils in local elections, but loses the key council, the capital Colombo.

One reason optimists retain a positive outlook on life despite all evidence to the contrary has been discovered, say researchers.

Oil from a leaking ship stranded on a reef off the coast of New Zealand begins washing ashore, as teams work to stabilise the vessel.