Fatal flats blaze inquiry starts Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead.
North Korea missile tests defy UN North Korea test-fires five missiles in an apparent act of defiance on 4 July, American Independence Day.
BT offers holidays for pay cuts BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
UK seeks Iran trial clarification British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy.
UK forces 'encounter few Taliban' British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.
Burma junta leader snubs UN chief Burma's military ruler refuses to let visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Alaska Governor Palin to resign Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.
Honduran court defiant on Zelaya Honduras' high court rejects a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
