US Senate Republicans block President Barack Obama's $447bn (£287bn) jobs bill in a procedural vote.

Ambulance crews were faced with an apparently grisly scene after an accident on a Toronto film set, as actors' injuries were made to look far worse because of their zombie costumes.

Australia's lower house of parliament passes a controversial carbon tax measure, with an upper house vote in favour expected next month.

The US Senate votes through a bill which aims to punish china for keeping its currency artificially undervalued.

Republican presidential candidates hold a televised debate, in an encounter seen as a crucial test for the campaign of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Burma begins a promised amnesty for prisoners, including popular comedian Zarganar, but it is unclear how many political detainees will be freed.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh assures campaigner Anna Hazare that he is committed to bringing about strong laws to curb corruption in the near future.

The US says it will increase international pressure on Iran after it charges two Iranians with conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.