Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock runs the fastest 100m in Paralympic Games history to take the gold medal.

Pope Benedict XVI is presented with an electric car, the latest in a list of environmentally friendly initiatives backed by the Vatican.

Israel admits three of 21 Eritrean migrants who had been stuck on its border with Egypt, after its initial refusal sparked condemnation and court action.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejects as unacceptable the conditions attached by the IMF to a new 15bn-euro (£12bn; $19bn) loan.

Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights this weekend as cabin staff begin a nationwide strike affecting six major German airports.

Some 12,000 more people who stayed in California's Yosemite park are at risk from hantavirus, officials warn, as a third death is confirmed.

Asian stock markets rise, joining a global rally, after the European Central Bank unveiled a plan aimed at easing the region's debt crisis.

Sudan's refusal to accept a border proposal with South Sudan could spark an "outright conflict", a senior US diplomat warns.