1. Georgia rally pressures president

More than 10,000 opponents of Mikheil Saakashvili, the Georgian president, are rallying in the country's capital in an attempt to put pressure on his government after its military defeat by Russia in August.

07/11/2008

2. Guantanamo jury finds Yemeni guilty

A US military tribunal has found an aide to Osama bin Laden guilty of three terrorism-related charges.

04/11/2008

3. Gaddafi in Moscow for arms talks

Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's leader, has arrived in Moscow for three days of talks expected to focus on boosting energy ties and arms trade between the two Cold War allies.

01/11/2008

4. Grenade wounds Bangkok protesters

At least six people have been injured after a grenade was thrown at Thai anti-government protesters who have been camped outside the prime minister's office for the past two months.

30/10/2008

5. Georgian president removes PM

Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's president, has named a new prime minister, saying the former Soviet state needed "new energy" to tackle fresh challenges after the country's war with Russia in August.

28/10/2008

6. Georgia official dies near Abkhazia

Giorgi Mebonia, the governor of the Tsalenjikha district of Georgia, has been killed in an explosion close to the border with Abkhazia.

25/10/2008

7. Guantanamo Uighurs to stay in jail

A US federal appeals court has refused to allow the immediate release into the US of 17 Muslim Uighurs from western China being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

21/10/2008

8. Germany extends Afghan mission

Germany is set to deploy another 1,000 troops to Afghanistan and extend its commitment to the Nato-led mission there by a further 14 months.

17/10/2008

9. Guantanamo release angers Bush

A US judge has ordered the release of 17 Chinese Muslim detainees from the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in what has been seen as a rebuke to the Bush administration.

08/10/2008