Egypt's military ruler says ex-President Mubarak did not order the army to shoot protesters, a week after he testified in secretat at the former leader's trial.

Amanda Knox waits to hear whether she will be cleared of murdering British student Meredith Kercher, after an 11-month appeal.

Japan's big manufacturers expect conditions to improve in the next three months, according to the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey.

A 51-year-old man is charged as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged slavery offences at a travellers' site in Bedfordshire.

Financial services firms are expected to cut jobs in the next three months after recent volatility on the stock markets, a report says.

Iraqi insurgents break into a police station in Anbar province and hold a number of officers hostage, officials say.

Shares in Franco-Belgian bank Dexia fall as much as 14% after ratings agency Moody's warns about its exposure to Greece.

Manufacturing in the eurozone shrank at its fastest pace in two years last month, a business survey shows.