Jailed former football star and actor OJ Simpson testifies at a Nevada court hearing on his request for a new trial in an armed robbery case.

Plans for the £200m expansion of film company Pinewood Studios, seen as vital for the British movie industry, are turned down.

Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on Bangladesh and Burma, where thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from low-lying coastal districts.

The UN General Assembly calls for a political transition in Syria and condemns the Damascus government's use of heavy weapons.

Amazon's UK unit paid £2.4m in corporation tax last year on sales of £4.3bn - a rate of less than 0.1% - its accounts show.

There is no simple answer on the issue of whether anonymity should be granted to suspects who are arrested but not yet charged, David Cameron says.

Conservative MPs demanding legislation paving the way for a referendum on Europe may get the chance for a private member's bill later.

A suicide bomber targets a convoy of foreign armoured vehicles in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least six Afghan civilians, officials say.