France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner. Read more…

US attorney general Michael Mukasey collapsed while giving a speech and was taken to hospital, the justice department says. Read more…

A bill to extend Russia's presidential term from four to six years wins the overwhelming backing of MPs. Read more…

Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments. Read more…

Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq. Read more…

At least 15 people are killed as insurgents attack the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say. Read more…

A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons. Read more…

Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling is to become the next host of Channel 4 quiz show Countdown. Read more…

Kiefer Sutherland says 24's fictional black president didn't do anything to help Barack Obama win the US election. Read more…

A de facto curfew is in place in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, ahead of elections for a new state government. Read more…

Israel increases security in the West Bank city of Hebron ahead of a Jewish pilgrimage there by an expected 20,000 people. Read more…

An EU commissioner tells France and Germany not to start a "subsidy race" with the US to save their car industries. Read more…

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya is postponed amid deepening controversy. Read more…

The former head of Mexico's anti-organised crime agency is held as part of a probe into links to drug cartels. Read more…

Actress Sienna Miller accepts damages of ??53,000 as settlement for her harassment claim against a picture agency. Read more…

The husband of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is taken ill on a plane, forcing a diversion to Japan. Read more…

Will the downturn threaten the 2010 World Cup? Read more…

Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell sharply on Friday amid ongoing uncertainty over the company's future. Read more…

Actress Sadie Frost is to appear on the West End - 23 years after her last stage appearance. Read more…

Behind the scenes of Brazil's biofuel revolution Read more…

Australia's veteran prop Steve Price is ruled out of the Rugby League World Cup final with a calf injury. Read more…

David Nalbandian beats David Ferrer to give Argentina a winning start to their Davis Cup final clash with Spain. Read more…

A rare Turner masterpiece, expected to fetch up to $16m (??10.6m), goes on display in London. Read more…

One party wins a clear parliamentary majority in Guinea-Bissau, which observers hope will save it from drug barons. Read more…

Manager Joe Kinnear tells the BBC's Football Focus "the door is always open" for Alan Shearer to work at Newcastle. Read more…