- Polls open for first parliamentary elections amid tight security
- Kim Jong-il's youngest son and heir apparent appears at parade
- Operation to rescue 33 Chilean miners enters final stage
- Sebastian Vettel leads Red Bull in Japan Grand Prix
- Wife informs jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner of award, activists say
- Spain's Jorge Lorenzo seals first world champion title in Malaysia
- Rafael Nadal beats France’s Monfils to claim Japan Open title
- Far-right supporters clash with police at Gay Pride in Belgrade
- Highest-ranking North Korean defector found dead at his home
- Gaddafi warns Sudan secession would be dangerous for Africa
- Michelle Obama to the rescue as president's party struggles
- Seven people killed in roadside bomb attacks
- Nationalists stage upset in Kyrgyzstan vote
- Israel passes controversial loyalty legislation
- L'Oreal heiress threatens harassment suit against daughter
- Wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner placed under house arrest
- French hostage in Niger 'will not survive without medical treatment'