The inflatable roof of the Metrodome sports stadium in the US midwestern city of Minneapolis collapses after a heavy snowfall.

The European websites of the online retailer Amazon go temporarily offline, amid ongoing threats against major sites by pro-Wikileak activists.

Egypt is to reopen beaches in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after a series of shark attacks, with new measures to protect swimmers.

British police search a property in Bedfordshire as part of the inquiry into Saturday's suspected suicide bombing in Stockholm.

A South Korean deep sea trawler sinks in the Antarctic area of the Southern Ocean, killing five crew members, officials say.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to address both houses of parliament ahead of a crucial confidence vote on Tuesday.

Iranian politicians call for Britain's ambassador to Tehran to be expelled after he criticised the country's human rights record.

The Sri Lankan cabinet abolishes the Tamil version of the country's anthem, insisting the national song should be sung only in Sinhala.