Andrew Heavens reports from Khartoum, where British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons has been pardoned after the intervention of two UK Muslim peers. She was sentenced last week to 15 days in jail for insulting Islam by naming a teddy bear Muhammad.
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Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won a landslide in yesterday's parliamentary elections, which many believe were rigged by the Kremlin. Luke Harding reports from Moscow on how the president will try to maintain his grip on power even though Russia's constitution bars him from standing for re-election.
Hugo Chávez has narrowly lost a referendum that would have allowed him to remain president of Venezuela for the rest of his life. Rory Carroll in Caracas explains how much of a setback the shock poll is to the self-styled champion of the poor.
As an international conference begins today in Bali aimed at producing a post-Kyoto deal on tackling global warming,
Ashok Sinha, director of Stop Climate Chaos, says he's delighted at the news that Australia has signed the Kyoto protocol on climate change.
Actor Mia Farrow joined activists and theatregoers for a day of action to raise awareness of the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Francesca Panetta reports from London's Tricycle Theatre.
Ros Taylor reviews the papers, which include a series of health scares.
