Police in Oxfordshire rescue a disorientated Wiltshire man who spent three days trying to get home after a journey to Gatwick Airport.

Political parties loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara call a general strike from Monday to force incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to cede power.

Bolivia announces a huge rise in the price of fuel, sparking transport unions to call a strike in protest.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak tells his nation it must unite to survive in the face of military aggression from the North.

A Moscow court is due to read the verdict in the second trial of Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky for theft and money laundering.

Freezing rain badly disrupts air traffic at Moscow's airports and leaves more than 400,000 people in and around Russia's capital without electricity.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemns the "deplorable" violence in Nigeria that left at least 38 dead over Christmas.

The Grammy-nominated American soul singer and songwriter Teena Marie has died at the age of 54, her manager says.