World News

North Korea reportedly fires four short-range missiles amid speculation it may be planning another long-range test.

Burma's junta refuses to allow visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.

An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.

The African Union halts co-operation with the International Criminal Court over its war-crimes charges against Sudan's leader.

Kenya and the ICC agree a new deadline to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election violence.

Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting terrorist attacks on an imam and others.

Tickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.

North Korea launches television adverts for a beer, in a rare commercial move for the resolutely communist nation.