- French call to downgrade UK first
- IMF: Global outlook is 'gloomy'
- Russia in surprise UN Syria move
- Bahrain police 'detain blogger'
- Fitch downgrades six global banks
- Republicans in high-stakes debate
- Japan to declare Fukushima stable
- Gaddafi death 'may be war crime'
- Thailand returns Thaksin passport
- Dutch Catholic 'abuses' exposed
- Wikileaks suspect is due in court
- Clashes in Kazakh oil strike town
- Cairo protesters clash with army
- UN lifts Libyan banks sanctions
- Fitch changes outlook on France
- Syria opposition stages congress
- Stricken ship's crew awaits drop
- Soyuz launches satellite sextet
- Philippines hit by deadly floods
- Clashes resume in Egypt's capital
- Pentagon chief visits new Libya
- Crackdown follows Kazakh clashes
- 'Barefoot diva' Evora dies at 70
- Migrant boat sinks off Indonesia
- Obama signs funding bill into law
- Philippines steps up flood rescue
- Last US troops withdraw from Iraq
- Russia oil rig capsizes under tow
- Train fire as Kazakh unrest grows
- Czech statesman Havel 'is dead'
- Philippines flood toll passes 650
- Israel frees last swap prisoners
- Army 'failed' in Wikileaks case
- Tributes paid after Havel's death
- Mass burial for Philippines dead
- Iran TV shows 'US spy confession'
- N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies
- Australia to aid Indonesia search
- Syria signs Arab League agreement
- Fresh violence hits Tahrir Square
- Czech mourning for Vaclav Havel
- North Koreans mourn Kim Jong-il
- ECB chief plays down euro warning
- Warrant for Iraq vice president
- Syria army deserters 'shot dead'
- Britain boycotts IMF euro scheme
- Apple wins victory in patent row
- US talks over Kim Jong-il death
- US urges Iran to free alleged spy
- Philippine leader in flood zone
- North Korea leader lies in state
- Fears over France breast implants
- Iraq vice-president denies charge
- Fresh clashes in north-west Syria
- Egypt women protest over violence
- N Korea in 'pledge to new leader'
- US urges Iraq leadership dialogue
- Russia protest leader leaves jail
- Olympus HQ in earnings probe raid
- Czech Republic mourns late Havel
- Kurds urged to hand over Iraqi VP
- Syria 'massacre': UN urged to act
- Huge demand for ECB's bank loans
- Republicans under pressure on tax
- Finns stop 'Patriot missile' ship
- Mexican police force disbanded
- Arab League team ready for Syria
- DR Congo police 'kill civilians'
- Jail over Indian student killing
- South Sudanese press-gang fears
- Deadly explosions strike Baghdad
- Russia's Medvedev urges stability
- France debates Armenia 'genocide'
- US admits to air strike mistakes
- Pakistan PM fears coup conspiracy
- Turkey retaliates for French bill
- US $10m bounty for 'al-Qaeda man'
- US Republicans agree to tax deal
- 'PM is to blame' for Iraq crisis
- New earthquake rocks Christchurch
- N Korea 'to admit South mourners'
- Leaders prepare to honour Havel
- China jails pro-democracy writer
- Philippines missing 'over 1,000'
- France recommends implant removal
- Two explosions heard in Damascus
- Obama beats Congress in tax fight
- Tsunami girl 'back with family'
- Turkey accuses France of genocide
- US violence over Nike's new shoe
- Duke in hospital with chest pains
- Tunisian assembly backs cabinet
- Police seeks breast implant boss
- Cuba to release 2,900 prisoners
- Russians gear for new big rallies
- Six die in Pakistan suicide blast
- Nigeria clashes 'leave 50 dead'
- Kim hailed NK 'supreme commander'
- Bethlehem set for Christmas Mass
- 'Eight die' in new Yemen protest
- Pope berates Christmas 'glitter'
- Haitian migrants killed off Cuba
- Sudan army 'kills' Darfur rebel
- US teenager sets climbing record
- Blast rips through Nigeria church
- Pope delivers Christmas message
- New footage clue to NK leadership
- Mass turnout for Pakistan's Imran
- Deadly Nigeria attacks condemned
- Seven bodies found in Texas flat
- Hackers hit US security company
- S Korean duo allowed to mourn Kim
- Fatal bomb blast at Iraq ministry
- More Arab observers due in Syria
- Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK'
- Ex-first lady meets Kim Jong-un
- Fresh Syria violence 'kills 23'
- Fukushima report notes failures
- Cuba expands free-market reforms
- Clashes in Israel segregation row
- China wins Afghanistan oil deal
- World 'unprepared' for disasters
- Ethiopia jails Sweden journalists
- Philippine flood toll rises again
- Israel gender-row protest planned
- Putin rejects election review
- China's GPS rival is switched on
- Banks pile up record cash at ECB
- Monitors visit restive Syria city
- Egypt court ends virginity tests
- Israel rally against segregation
- North Korea to hold Kim funeral
- Exiles rush for Spanish passports
- Karzai backs Taliban Qatar plan
- Argentine president has cancer
- Arab monitors resume Homs mission
- 'Design flaws' caused China crash
- Iran in threat to block oil route
- Syria 'frees 755 held in unrest'
- US warns Iran on oil route threat
- Venezuela 'highest murder rate'
- Clashes as Syria monitors fan out
- N Korea mourning for Kim to end
- Nigerians 'will defend churches'
- Syria observers visit more cities
- Turkish air strike kills 23 Kurds
- Spanish royal called before judge
- Italy borrowing costs remain high
- Monti: 'unite to save eurozone'
- New violence taints Syria mission
- Fire at Russian nuclear sub dock
- US sells $30bn in jets to Saudis
- Egypt NGO group offices raided
- Venezuela tanker blaze kills 13
- Syria protesters urge mass rally
- North Korea: 'Expect no change'
- Jamaican opposition wins election
- Russia submarine fire 'contained'
- UN sends troops to S Sudan town
- Turkey regrets air strike deaths
- Explosion hits mosque in Nigeria
- Spain sets out new spending cuts
- Egypt reassures US on NGO raids
- Kim Jong-un named army commander
- Chile nature park ravaged by fire
- Cuban relic ends historic journey
- Iranian 'missile-tests' in Gulf
- Bird flu case found in China city
- New Year's Eve celebrations start
- Ethiopia army 'takes Somali town'
- League 'concern' at Syria snipers
- Nigeria attacks prompt emergency
- South Sudan tribe 'attacks town'
- Nasa satellite enters Moon orbit
- Nigerian ethnic clashes kill 50
- Olympic success 'key to pride'
- Europe leaders warn of grim 2012
- Japanese cult fugitive surrenders
- 'More troops' to South Sudan town
- Iran 'tests medium-range missile'
- Arab body urges Syria mission end
- Nigeria to remove fuel subsidies
- Two Koreas 'at a turning point'
- Vote nears for Iowa Republicans
- UN warns South Sudanese to flee
- Manhunt closes US national park
- Nigeria fury at fuel price rises
- Eurozone factory decline persists
- 'Still gunfire' in Syrian cities
- Mount Rainer gunman 'found dead'
- Deadly Chile forest fires spread
- Hungary rally over constitution
- Republicans in final push in Iowa
- Egypt to vote in third round poll
- Republicans ready for Iowa test
- Israelis and Palestinians to meet
- France urges new Iran sanctions
- Nigerians protest at fuel hikes
- Taliban confirm talks office plan
- Militias clash in Libyan capital
- Burma frees 32 political inmates
- Syrian army deserters 'kill 18'
- Iran sanctions 'starting to bite'
- Iowa caucuses begin 2012 election
- Ecuador upholds Chevron oil fine
- China cuts entertainment on TV
- Argentine leader set for surgery
- Singapore ministers face pay cuts
- Bishop with secret family resigns
- Nigerians 'to strike over fuel'
- Bachmann suspends White House bid
- Syria 'deceiving' Arab monitors
- Norway killer is 'not psychotic'
- EU moves to ban Iran crude oil
- Rwandan rebels 'kill 26 in DRC'
- Philippines landslide 'kills 25'
- Pinochet textbook row in Chile
- US rivals focus on New Hampshire
- Hague urges more Burmese reform
- Baghdad hit by deadly bomb blasts
- Suu Kyi forsees democratic Burma
- Euro drops after French bond sale
- Pentagon review 'will axe troops'
- Death penalty demand for Mubarak
- Obama unveils smaller US military
- Deadly shooting at Nigeria church
- Turkey seeks ex-army chief arrest
- Chile firefighters die in blaze
- Hague and Suu Kyi in Burma talks
- Brain function declines from 45
- Tymoshenko husband 'seeks asylum'
- Deadly Damascus blast - Syria TV
- China warns US on Asia strategy
- US economy creates 200,000 jobs
- 'Eleven dead' in NZ balloon crash
- Germany advises implant removal
- Nigeria hit by string of attacks
- Republican rivals' race gets ugly
- Syria vows 'iron fist' after bomb
- Blackwater families settle case
- Sudan's Bashir arrives in Libya
- Kenyans 'kill al-Shabab rebels'
- Syria government buries bomb dead
- Kirchner 'did not have cancer'
- Unusually heavy snow hits Austria
- Nigerians flee sectarian violence
- Syria clashes 'kill at least 27'
- Stricken NZ cargo ship breaks up
- US 'abused' Afghan jail inmates
- US concern over Bahrain activist