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Bid for Middle East peace begins

09/02/2010 The US Secretary of State tells the Israeli and Palestinian leaders they have the "opportunity to end this conflict" as direct peace talks begin.
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Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig

09/02/2010 An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.
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Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges

09/02/2010 The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council.
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Strike 'kills Afghan civilians'

09/02/2010 Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
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US East Coast on hurricane alert

09/02/2010 Areas along the US East Coast declare states of emergency as Hurricane Earl churns towards the region, forecast to brush land on Thursday night.
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Tanker runs aground off N Canada

09/02/2010 A tanker carrying 9m litres of diesel fuel runs aground in the Northwest Passage, off the coast of northern Canada.
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German banker 'should be fired'

09/02/2010 The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.
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Manila in hostage coffin 'mix-up'

09/02/2010 The Philippines vows to probe claims that coffins of three of Hong Kong's eight victims of last week's hijacking in Manila were wrongly labelled.
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Red Cross asks for more Pakistan funds

09/02/2010 ICRC increases its Pakistan floods appeal by $76m as it warns that only a fraction of humanitarian needs are being met.
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Man held over Russia club blaze

09/02/2010 Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.
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