Barack Obama says that time has run out to secure a binding climate deal at Copenhagen. Environment correspondent Jonathan Watts explains what the US president is proposing instead, to prevent next month's talks ending in complete failure.
As the US state of Texas prepares to implement the death penalty three times this week, Chris McGreal reports on growing demands for a moratorium on executions there.
Matthew Taylor looks at the resurgence in the popularity of boxing. Once damned as dangerous and barbaric, politicians now say it instils self esteem.
And Madoff memorabilia makes a million. Andrew Clark reports from New York on the auction of items including the fraudulent financier's family dog bowl.
