A joint Afghan-Nato raid has outraged Afghan villagers, who claim innocent civilians were killed.
Lula urges Israel settlement freeze
Brazil's president has called for an immediate end to Israeli settlement construction on Palestinian territory, following a meeting with his visiting Palestinian counterpart.
Court respite for Blackwater guard
The US justice department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, according to court documents.
Asia and the United States are pulling the world out of the global economic downturn with surprising if "modest" speed, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said in a report.
Arsene Wenger is brushing off any concerns that the loss of top scorer Robin van Persie to injury will affect Arsenal's progress in the English Premier League.
