St George's Anglican Church, Venice

Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year.

Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man.

Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI.

Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

The Chancellor Alistair Darling warns not to expect a "giveaway" when the Budget is announced later this month.

Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope.

First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.

US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.

Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gives a lively Lille side a 1-0 first-leg lead.

Relatives of kidnapped five-year-old Sahil Saeed speak of their anguish as reports of his release turn out to be false.

Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.

US President Barack Obama has urged China to change its currency strategy to help re-balance the global economy.

Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report.

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

The union representing BA cabin crew says there will be no immediate announcement about strike dates.

Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.

A student at a high school in Mississippi says the school board cancelled her school's prom rather than let her attend it with her lesbian girlfriend

Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.

The UK should is asked to apologise for "mistreating" ex-Bosnian President Ejup Ganic in prison.

About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.