A Royal Navy nuclear submarine was involved in a collision with a French submarine in the middle of the Atlantic, the UK confirms.

Venezuelans vote to scrap term limits on elected posts, paving the way for President Hugo Chavez to seek re-election.

The first suspect to be charged with arson over Australia’s bushfires is named, despite fears for his safety.

Japan’s economy contracted by 3.3% in the final quarter of 2008 - its worst showing since the oil crisis of the 1970s, figures show.

Casualties are feared in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials say.

A plane that crashed onto a house in New York state killing 50 people dropped 800 feet in five seconds, officials say.

Counting is under way in Venezuela in a referendum which could allow President Chavez to run for office indefinitely.

Venezuelans vote on whether to allow President Hugo Chavez and other officials to seek as many terms as they wish.

A British man held at Guantanamo Bay - Binyam Mohamed - is fit enough to return to the UK, the Foreign Office says.

The Taleban in north-west Pakistan’s restive Swat Valley announce a 10-day ceasefire during talks with the government.