Drug runner Bradley Murdoch has been found guilty of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio at the Northern Territory supreme court in Darwin, Australia.
We're told by Hertfordshire police that the blaze at Buncefield oil depot will be completely extinguished today. Paddy Allen's interactive guide explains the operation to put out the fire.
In California, the former Crips gang leader and convicted murderer Stanley "Tookie" Williams has been executed by lethal injection. We'll be looking at some reaction from the blogosphere.
In Hong Kong, protesters have clashed with police as the World Trade Organisation talks get under way. Our guest blogger Glenys Kinnock has described how some demonstrators heckled Pascal Lamy, the WTO director general.
Also today, don't forget you can also hear the latest monkey news in the second podcast by Ricky Gervais exclusively on the site this week.
