| Pinera sworn in as new quake hits Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.  Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he believes it prevented attacks. Thailand braces for mass protests Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of mass rallies by planned supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. New York agrees 9/11 dust payout New York City agrees to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site. Iraq results point to tight race First results from Iraq's election suggest a tight contest may be developing between PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi. Turkey and Sweden in genocide row Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI. US web censorship rights warning Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its annual human rights report. Russians jailed over race murder Nine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man. Drogba is African Footballer of Year Ivory Coast and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year. US school prom axed as lesbian student asks to bring girlfriend 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 How one group of Viking 'visitors' was dealt with by Anglo-Saxons Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. Live - Bangladesh v England Bangladesh win the toss and field first in Chittagong as England hand Test debuts to Steve Finn and Michael Carberry. Liverpool sunk by late Lille goal 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. Can US broker Middle East peace? Joe Biden is in the region to encourage talks between the Palestinians and Israel. What can be achieved? BBC World News News Wizard |