A judge in the US orders the personal doctor of Michael Jackson, Dr Conrad Murray, to stand trial for the involuntary manslaughter of the singer.

Three people are due in court charged over the murder of a Northern Ireland woman on her honeymoon in Mauritius, police on the island say.

The best friend of murdered Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates describes plans the pair had been making for Christmas Eve.

Ben Foster's second-half howler hands West Ham a valuable advantage going into the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final against Birmingham.

Four skiers, a Briton, two French and a Swede, are killed in an avalanche while skiing off-piste in the French Alpine resort of Val d'Isere.

People in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, are urged to evacuate as deadly floods threaten the Queensland capital.

The coalition sees off a rebellion by Conservative MPs over Europe.

Up to 20,000 homes may now be hit in Brisbane, officials say, as deadly floodwaters surge towards Australia's third city.