Ugandan authorities suspend a police officer accused of the alleged sexual assault of Ingrid Turinawe, the women's league leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez phones state TV to deny rumours that he has died while undergoing radiotherapy in Cuba for a malignant tumour.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns Sudan's bombardment of a border area in an escalating dispute with South Sudan.

Two Welshmen are charged after a fairy penguin was taken from a theme park in Queensland, Australia.

China's President Hu Jintao stresses friendship with Pyongyang, as the US asks China to explain the origins of North Korea's missile launcher.

Abhishek Manu Singhvi quits as the Congress party's spokesman after a video allegedly showing him having sex was distributed on social networking sites.

Two Indian children at the centre of foster care dispute in Norway arrive in Delhi, after being handed over to their uncle.

A British man convicted of plotting to blow up an aircraft tells a court that Osama Bin Laden said his attack would bring down the US economy.