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Spears sued for sexual harassment
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears files a sexual harassment lawsuit against the pop star.
British hostage freed in Pakistan
A British journalist held captive by suspected militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.
Goldman Sachs fined £17.5m by FSA
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog.
Deadly blast hits N Ossetia city
At least five people are killed and dozens wounded in an explosion in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, local officials say.
North East 'least resilient' area
Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum.
Huge protest over India CCTV plan
Students from different political affiliations are staging a huge protest at one of India's top universities over plans to introduce CCTV.
China abortion activist 'freed'
A blind activist jailed after revealing right abuses under China's one-child policy has been freed after a four-year prison term, a rights group says.
'Friendly fire' suspected in Manila siege
Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages on a bus hijacked last month.
South Korea in surprise rate hold
South Korea's central bank surprises markets by keeping interest rates on hold in the face of "global uncertainties".
Pakistan roadside bomb kills nine
A roadside bomb kills nine people and injures at least four in Pakistan's Kurram tribal region on the Afghan border, reports say.
Turkey's controversial constitution vote
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the controversial referendum on changing the constitution.
Brilliant Federer powers past Soderling
Five-time champion Roger Federer produces a stunning display to beat Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
Colorado fire destroys 136 homes
A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, officials say.

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