Viktor Yanukovych, the opposition leader and former premier, has claimed victory in Ukraine's presidential election run-off. Official results from the Central Election Commission put Yanukovych in the lead with 49.07 per cent over rival Yulia Tymoshenko's 45.27 per cent with more than 70 per cent of the vote counted.

aljazeera-en 3:58:00 AM CET

MIAMI, February 8 – The New Orleans Saints completed their long-awaited transformation from chumps to champions by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl on Sunday to claim their first NFL title. Drew Brees, Saints quarterback, completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two....

ft 7:01:00 AM CET

Reuters - Israeli security forces made an incursion into a Palestinian city Sunday to arrest two foreign women belonging to an organization involved in protests against Israel's West Bank barrier.

news-yahoo 10:25:00 AM CET

India says at least 11 soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a high-altitude military training camp in Kashmir.

bbc 12:42:00 PM CET

Ten Baptists, led by a 40-year-old Idaho businesswoman called Laura Silsby, were charged with child abduction and criminal conspiracy. If convicted they face lengthy jail terms.

dailymail 5:18:00 PM CET

W ashington’s sale of arms to Taiwan has produced threats of retaliation from Beijing, but US-China ties have survived worse disputes. America’s economic policy towards China poses a far bigger problem. The present US approach is to pound its chest in bilateral meetings – similar to earlier strategies under presidents Bill Clinton and George W.

ft 8:57:00 PM CET

Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges, according to a political ally.

CBC 7:10:00 PM CET

Two British troops from the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland have died in Afghanistan, bringing the British death toll in the conflict level with that of the 1982 Falklands War.

telegraph 12:10:00 PM CET

Hopes that that Greece won't be allowed to default on its crushing debt load weighed against fears the country's crisis would spread through the 16-country euro zone, as the government worked Monday on a tax overhaul aimed at getting its deficit under control.

phantis 8:56:00 PM CET

A huge explosion at a U.S. power plant was last night feared to have claimed the lives of up to 50 workers.

dailymail 2:17:00 AM CET

David Cameron will today attack the 'disgusting sight' of MPs charged with expenses fraud trying to hide behind arcane parliamentary privilege rules to avoid prosecution.

dailymail 8:20:00 AM CET

Published: February 7 2010 22:25 | Last updated: February 7 2010 22:25 Anna Fifield travelled to Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic for the February 5-6 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the During her visit to the capital of Nunavut – a federally administered territory formed in....

ft 9:42:00 PM CET

The fast crumbling President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's camp yesterday received further heat as some young professional ministers have resolved to break ranks with the hawks in the Federal Executive Council.

allafrica 6:27:00 AM CET

Toyota’s imminent global recall of the Prius over problems with the brakes could be expanded to cover a flagship model from the high-end Lexus range, say sources.

sundaytimes 1:09:00 PM CET

Former foreign secretary Jack Straw returns to the Iraq inquiry today to face one key question: why did he ignore the FCO's lawyers when they told him war without a new UN resolution would be illegal?

channel4news 9:22:00 AM CET

Updated on 08 February 2010 Source PA News Michael Jackson's doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the pop singer's death. Prosecutors announced the charge against Dr Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died on June 25. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted.

channel4news 9:35:00 PM CET

Khartoum,February 08 (QNA) - Chadian President Idriss Deby arrived in Kharotum on Monday for a visit to Sudan and talks with senior sudanese officials . The visit is believed to be aimed at finalizing an agreement, signed last month. Such an agreement will see a joint force deployed along the border....

qnaol 10:32:00 PM CET

The US space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of six reached orbit this morning after a successful launch from Cape Canaveral.

RTERadio 11:31:00 AM CET