Airline pilots have accused Ryanair's Michael O'Leary of endangering passengers' safety after he called for co-pilots to be replaced with air stewardesses.
New Zealand's prime minister says it is "a miracle" that no-one was killed after an earthquake struck its second largest city, cracking roads and destroying buildings.
One of the Prime Minister's top aides is under mounting pressure after two former Cabinet ministers called for fresh inquiries into a hacking scandal that took place at the News Of The World while he was editor.
Cricket's governing body has pledged to stamp out corruption in the sport - as the three Pakistan cricketers caught in an alleged betting scam were quizzed by police.
Pressure is mounting against Andy Coulson - the Prime Minister's chief spin doctor and former News of the World editor - as former ministers call for a fresh inquiry into alleged phone-hacking by journalists.
Tony Blair has faced the wrath of around 200 anti-war protesters and an attempted citizen's arrest during the first public signing of his rapidly-selling memoirs in Dublin.
A group of former rugby players who survived more than two months of isolation in the Andes after their plane crashed are in Chile to support 33 miners trapped underground.