The BBC is to review the shortlisting process for the Sports Personality of the Year award after no women made it on to the 10-person shortlist for this year's event.

Unionist councillors in Belfast call for the Lord Mayor to publicly apologise, for failing to present an award to a teenage girl, or resign.

Asian markets jump, following a rally in the US and Europe, after a group of central banks move to boost global lending.

Amnesty International accuses Saudi Arabia of reacting to the Arab Spring by launching a new wave of repression, with thousands of people arrested.

John Hinckley, the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is asking to be granted longer leave from a mental hospital.

A Sri Lankan government minister comes under fire after admitting that thousands of Indian coconuts were imported only to be dumped at sea.

GCHQ is trying to recruit new spies by asking social network users and bloggers to crack an online code.

Animals may sense earthquakes days before they occur by detecting "chemical changes" in groundwater, say scientists.