A 101-year old great-great grandmother from Utah breaks the world record for the oldest woman to do a tandem paraglide.

Nasa's science chief John Grunsfeld tells scientists he is "in there fighting for you" after the cuts proposed to the agency's exploration budget.

A lawyer for Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, says there is little evidence against his client.

Rights activists say a Palestinian on hunger strike for the past month in protest at her detention by Israel is at "immediate risk of death".

New World Bank analysis says illegal logging makes $10-15bn (£7.5-11bn) for criminal gangs worldwide, and urges justice authorities to get tough.

The London Book Fair is criticised by a leading Chinese dissident for inviting only writers approved by the Chinese communist authorities.

The four victims of a gunman who struck a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse are being flown to Israel for funerals due shortly in Jerusalem.

The US imposes duties on Chinese solar panel manufacturers after it said that they received unfair subsidies.