A member of the US military is charged with trying to take explosives onto a plane at a Texas airport, says the FBI.

Police in Bahrain use tear gas to break up demonstrations following the funeral of a 15-year-old protester who died on Saturday.

Pope Benedict appoints a married priest to head the first structure in the US for Anglicans converting to Roman Catholicism.

Colombian police kill one of the leaders of a powerful drug trafficking gang in the north of the country.

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agree to meet in Jordan this week, after more than a year of deadlock in peace talks.

The Korean peninsula is at a "turning point" and there are opportunities for change, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has said in a new year address.

A 20-year-old man charged with the murder of the student Anuj Bidve who was shot in the head in Salford on Boxing Day, is due in court later.

Republican White House hopefuls make their final pitches to voters as they enter their last full day of campaigning ahead of Tuesday's Iowa caucus.