The International Monetary Fund says recent growth in the global economy is likely to slow towards the end of the year. 2010 Sep 10, 18:28

President Obama makes a plea for religious tolerance, as a church threatening to burn the Koran demands contact with a New York imam. 2010 Sep 10, 18:18

More than 100 firefighters tackle a major fire at a timber-framed block of flats under construction in Hampshire. 2010 Sep 10, 17:56

At least four people have been killed in an explosion which tore through a town near San Francisco, officials say. 2010 Sep 10, 17:22

President Kabila bans mining in three provinces of DR Congo to allow the government to tackle a "mafia" controlling the trade. 2010 Sep 10, 17:05

Former air steward Brian Dowling has been crowned the winner of Ultimate Big Brother as the Channel 4 reality show comes to an end. 2010 Sep 10, 16:54

A plan of the Battle of Culloden drawn two years after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat is to go on display in Inverness. 2010 Sep 10, 16:37

Defending champion Kim Clijsters beats Venus Williams to reach the US Open final, where she will meet Vera Zvonareva after she shocked top seed Caroline Wozniacki. 2010 Sep 10, 16:07