The Dominican Republic detects its first case of cholera following the outbreak of the disease in neighbouring Haiti, where more than 1,000 people have died.

The Scottish government is announcing its final budget plans before next May's election which are expected to include about £1bn of savings.

Thailand's decision to extradite alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the US to face charges of conspiring to sell weapons provokes Moscow's ire.

Firefighters from across the UK are due to protest at Westminster later against "savage" government cuts.

Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrives in New York, following his extradition from Thailand and a diplomatic row with Russia.

Former spy catcher and RAF officer Tony Sale built a robot that steered itself towards a beer bottle in 1950.

A man is charged with the murder of a woman on her honeymoon in South Africa.

Germany tightens security at airports and railway stations in light of "concrete indications" of terrorist attacks being planned for the end of November.