Danish cartoonist intruder shot 2.1.2010 2:59:4 GMT Danish police wound a man at the home of a cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad sparked a major row.
Brazil mudslide kills at least 19 2.1.2010 3:53:26 GMT At least 19 people are dead after a mudslide at a tourist resort close to the resort of Angra dos Reis.
Irish atheists challenge new law 2.1.2010 5:21:37 GMT Irish atheists defy a new blasphemy law by publishing quotes it considers anti-religious, including by the Pope, on its website.
Colombia rebels die in air strike 1.1.2010 23:59:0 GMT An air strike by Colombian forces kills at least 18 Farc rebels as they hold a New Year's party in a jungle camp. officials say.
Scores killed at Pakistan match 1.1.2010 21:10:49 GMT A suicide bomber strikes at a volleyball court in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 88 people, a local police chief says.
Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform 1.1.2010 18:45:19 GMT Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests.
French seized near Kabul 'alive' 1.1.2010 22:30:8 GMT Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this week are alive and in good health, French media report.
US radio star's health scare over 1.1.2010 22:20:18 GMT Right-wing US talk show host Rush Limbaugh says tests taken after a health scare show nothing wrong with his heart.
Cartoon pokes fun at Putin and Medvedev 1.1.2010 15:29:26 GMT Moscow's leading men are gently lampooned in a New Year's special cartoon broadcast on Russian television.
