Israel Palestinians reject Israeli 'Jewish state' offer The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered the Palestinians a new freeze on settlement building – if they recognise Israel as a Jewish 11/10/2010
Iran Foreigners arrested in Iran over Sakineh interview Two foreign nationals have reportedly been arrested in Iran after interviewing the son of Sakineh Ashtiani, the woman threatened with death by 11/10/2010
World Towards a Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps European Union humanitarian aid policy got a stronger legal basis with the Lisbon Treaty, providing for a body of aid volunteers. How will that work? 11/10/2010
World Food Aid for the needy Improving the distribution of food for Europe’s poorest people is the aim of proposed reforms of the EU’s food aid programme. So what is intended? 11/10/2010
World Education in far away places This week in Learning World we go to Columbia, Indonesia and Syria to look at the effects of education in far flung corners of the globe. In 11/10/2010
Hungary EU response to Hungarian sludge danger Five EU environmental experts are in Hungary to help cope with the sludge from the Ajka alumina factory spill. The national authorities want to know 11/10/2010
Business Iran and Iraq fight oil reserves 'war' Iran has increased the estimated level of its oil reserves. That came just one week after its neighbour Iraq raised its proven oil reserves figure 11/10/2010
world news US grenade may have killed British aid worker Kidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by US forces as they attempted to rescue her from her captors in 11/10/2010
Greece Greek policeman jailed for murder of teenager A policeman has been jailed for life in Greece after being convicted of murdering a teenager. The killing after an altercation in a suburb of 11/10/2010
Chile Close healthwatch on miners before ascent There is no instruction book explaining how to maintain the health of people trapped 700 metres below ground for two months. With the rescue just 11/10/2010
Chile Relatives of Chilean miners hold prayer vigils The anxious relatives awaiting the start of the rescue of Chile’s 33 trapped miners are holding prayer vigils in their make-shift camp. More than 11/10/2010
Cinema Rhys Ifans is notorious dope smuggler "Mr Nice" Based on the bestselling autobiography of the same name, “Mr Nice” is the extraordinary story of Howard Marks, one of the world’s most successful 11/10/2010
brussels bureau First EU-wide survey of police checks and ethnicity It might not surprise people in minority groups that police in Europe are more likely to do control checks on them. The European Agency for 11/10/2010
France France hit by strikes as pension protests escalate France is caught in a whirl of industrial action as workers across a number of sectors down tools again to fight plans to raise the retirement age to 11/10/2010
Business Arnie goes high-tech in Moscow Russia is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest stop on his farewell tour before stepping down as governor of California. Before visiting Russia’s 11/10/2010
France Kidnappers 'demand end to France veil ban' Al Qaeda has reportedly demanded that France lift its ban on Muslim face veils in exchange for the release of hostages being held in the Sahara. 11/10/2010
China China's media puts lid on Nobel winner coverage It was only a small demonstration in Hong Kong, but they were determined to make their voices heard. The protest took place outside the central 11/10/2010
Business China's Q3 growth 'at 9.5 percent' China’s gross domestic product is estimated to have risen about 9.5 percent in the third quarter, which would be the slowest pace of growth in a 11/10/2010
Business Stelios and easyJet settle over brand Budget airliner easyJet and its founder and largest shareholder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, have ended their lengthy dispute over use of the brand name 11/10/2010
World Ivan Navarro: neon minimalism reinvented Chilean artist Ivan Navarro, who grew up under the Pinochet dicatorship, has gained international recognition for his neon works tackling social and 11/10/2010
Business Microsoft hinges hopes on new smartphones Microsoft has unveiled a new line of smartphones running its Windows software. Microsoft is hoping that the new phones, from handset makers such as 11/10/2010
United Kingdom London bombings inquest to ask two key questions The inquest into the London bombings has opened in the Royal Courts of Justice, over five years after the events of July 2005 which killed 52 people 11/10/2010
China EU's man in Beijing fails to see Liu Xia One immediate consequence of the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Chinese democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobao has been a crackdown on his wife. At 11/10/2010
Hungary Head of Hungarian toxic sludge firm arrested The boss of the Hungarian aluminium firm linked to last week’s massive spill of toxic sludge has been arrested. Zoltan Bakonyi, head of 11/10/2010
Germany Immigration comments land Seehofer in hot water Germany’s immigration debate rumbles on after Horst Seehofer the Bavarian state premier said the country should block any more migrants from “alien 11/10/2010
World Economist Jeffrey Sachs warns of high price of ignoring poverty One of the most respected figures at the recent UN Millennium Development Goals review summit was US economist Jeffrey Sachs. He heads the Earth 11/10/2010
Brazil Gloves off in Brazil's presidential runoff Brazil’s presidential election runoff has come to life after ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff slammed her opponent Jose Serra in a televised 11/10/2010
world news New Mandela book lifts veil on personal life Tomorrow sees the worldwide publication of a new book from Nelson Mandela. This time it is a selection from his private papers and letters and, as 11/10/2010