UN member states reject a US-backed plan for new regulations on cluster bombs which campaigners say would have diluted an international convention.

Morocco's moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) is on course for a strong showing in parliamentary elections, early results suggest.

France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faces Czech Tomas Berdych in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Travel firm Thomas Cook has reached agreement with its bankers to provide it with new access to funding.

Prime Minister-designate Kamal Ganzouri asks Egyptians to "give me a chance" as tens of thousands rally in Cairo against the military rulers.

A host of investments are being launched targeting the world's fastest growing economies - the so-called Civets.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe renews her complaint that she was "deliberately" snubbed by Prime Minister David Cameron for a peerage.

Not having a comprehensive insurance policy could prove costly, cyclists are warned by the Association of British Insurers.