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An American Airlines plane overshoots a runway in Kingston, Jamaica, injuring 40 people, reports say.
December 23rd, 2009
Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo goes on trial in Beijing on charges of subversion, amid Western criticism.
Europe faces continued transport chaos as a cold snap sweeps across the continent, causing at least 90 deaths.
Two men cycling while naked in New Zealand are let off with a warning to put a helmet on, escaping a lewd behaviour charge.
Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is being tried in Beijing on charges of subversion, amid Western criticism.
A Colombian provincial governor is found dead after the most high-profile kidnapping of a politician since 2002.
Have protest fasts become a form of political blackmail?
A Colombian provincial governor is found dead after the most high-profile kidnapping of a politician since 2002.
December 22nd, 2009
A US teenager who blackmailed fellow pupils to have sex by using Facebook images agrees plea bargain.
The US parents responsible for pretending their son was adrift in a balloon are ordered to pay the $42,000 rescue bill.
Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement to race for Mercedes next year, BBC Sport understands.
The White House appoints former Microsoft executive Howard Schmidt as it cyber tsar, following a seven month search.
A Polish prosecutor says the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign from Auschwitz was ordered from abroad.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he does not expect Dutch striker Robin van Persie to play again this season.
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is fired as head of Iran's Arts Institution, one of two public posts he holds.
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres says sacking manager Rafael Benitez will not solve the club's current ills.
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi is fired as head of Iran's Arts Institution, his only public post.
Germany has said an ancient bust of Queen Nefertiti is too fragile to return to Egypt - even temporarily.
Chefs appear to have more unhealthy habits than any other profession while those in advertising are near paragons of virtue, a survey suggests.