US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded "complete and irreversible" denuclearisation from North Korea at a South East Asian security summit in Thailand, and expressed concern about a possible N. Korea/Burma nuclear alliance.
All the results and reports from this year's Six Nations rugby tournament, ranging from France's drubbing at Twickenham to Ireland's last-gasp triumph at the Millennium Stadium.
Washington will send its first ambassador to Tripoli in 36 years later this month, although the US remains hesitant to restore full relations with a nation whose leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has often acted against US interests.
In a sign of warming US-Libyan ties since Tripoli's December 2003 decision to abandon the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, Gene Cretz will be sworn in as Washington's ambassador to Libya, the first in three decades, on Dec. 17.
Among the three US citizens confirmed killed in the attacks was a Brooklyn rabbi and his wife. President George W. Bush and president-elect Barack Obama, meanwhile, both issued statements condemning the attacks.
China has executed Wo Weihan, a businessman accused of spying for Taiwan, despite his daughters' efforts to appeal the decision. Wo was forced to confess without a lawyer being present and later recanted his confession.
Angry Afghans confronted police forces after a civilian was killed and three others wounded when a U.S. military vehicle struck a van which then skidded off a main road in eastern Kabul and hit a shop.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is visiting former Cold War ally Cuba as a resurgent Moscow expands ties in Latin America by seeking new energy, military and trade deals across the region.
Five hostages were found dead as police raided the besieged Chabad center in Mumbai, according to the city's police chief. The gunmen had been holding several hostages, including a rabbi and his wife who were killed in the standoff.
Industrial production fell sharply in October and manufacturers warn of more reductions in coming months. With consumer spending also in a slump, concerns are growing that Japan's recession may be more severe than anticipated.
