1000s commemorate '99 unrest

Less jargon, politicians told

British politicians who speak in jargon about "core vales" and "stakeholder engagement" were recently told they are turning off the public.

Tainted alcohol death toll 76

The death toll from tainted alcohol in India has risen to at least 76, the NDTV news channel reported.

• Tainted liquor kills over 100

Crash debris en route to lab

Hundreds of pieces of debris from the crash of Air France flight 447 are being shipped from Brazil to a laboratory in France.

• Air France pilots demand probe
• Flight 447 hit sea vertically

K Rouge: Man forced to kill dad

A Khmer Rouge survivor has told a war crimes court in Cambodia how one of her brothers was forced to kill their father.

• K Rouge survivor testifies
• Khmer Rouge jail chief talks
• Torturers ripped out toenails

Has the rich man's G8 had its day?

As G8 leaders were joined by counterparts from the major emerging economies, the question was being asked: Has the rich man's club had its day?

• World leaders gather for G8

Brown finds respite from woes

Striding between meetings and even waving for the cameras, British PM Gordon Brown looks confident at the G8 summit.

• Brown marks 2 years in office
• Brown determined to stay on
• G8 gives Iran deadline

Ousted leader 'not negotiating'

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya says he's not at talks to negotiate but to arrange his return to power, while coup leaders insist his reinstatement is not negotiable.

• Tensions mount in Honduras
• Honduras rivals ready to talk
• Amnesty for Zelaya possible

Bootleg liquor kills 71

The death toll from a case of mass poisoning involving home-brewed alcohol in the western Indian state of Gujarat has jumped to 71.

G8 gives Iran deadline

G8 major powers will give Iran until September to accept negotiations over its nuclear ambitions or else face tougher sanctions.

• World leaders gather for G8
• 36 arrested at G8 demo in Rome