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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Brussels on Wednesday, just as in capitals elsewhere in Europe, to protest pension reform and austerity packages. The protests were organized by European trade union group ETUC and included demonstrators from several European countries. Belgian media reported that nearly 150 people had been arrested.

Protesters take to the streets of Ecuador with troops taking control of the main airport as president Rafael Correa accuses rivals of seeking a coup.

Police at the University of Texas at Austin say a gunman who opened fire inside a campus library has shot and killed himself and police working to eliminate the possibility of a second suspect.

At 23, Rayana Khasi has been consigned to constant scrutiny. Two days ago, her car was stoned by men she cannot identify in Kasaragod. A policeman, meant to be with her at all time, had told her he had to go home.

CCTV footage has emerged with negotiations by police to try and pursuade drunk man Mark Saunders to put a gun down, before he was shot 5 times by armed Police. Video by Sky News.

More talks between Mark Saunders and a police negotioter have been released. The lawyer was later shot by a police marksman

Wisconsin's governor took initial steps to remove a prosecutor who sent sexually explicit text messages to a domestic abuse victim and is accused of similar misconduct with two other women.

RT gets an inside look of what it's like to work for the most wanted man on earth, Osama Bin-Laden. Noman Benotman reveals what was happening behind the scenes, and why he's now encouraging extremists to give up violence.

George Michael was reportedly in tears in his cell, after being sentenced to eight weeks in prison.

Well the violence in Iraq is not abating after the departure of U.S. combat troops. 9 Iraqi soldiers have just been killed by a roadside bomb in the latest attack. Talking about the reparations, Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, says it's the Iraqis who should be getting compensation from the U.S., not the other way round.

The hunt is on for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned on a plane which landed in the Philippines. Airport cleaners found the infant boy inside a bin in the aircraft toilet. Sky's Ashish Joshi has the story.

Australia's first female Prime Minister and her cabinet are sworn in to office today. Her opponent, former prime minister Kevin Rudd, has been appointed to the job of Foreign Minister. Julia Gillard and her new cabinet were sworn in at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday. In front of Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Ms. Gillard signed a document and swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II, as family members looked on. Her pledge of allegiance was followed by the swearing-in of 19 cabinet ministers, 10 ministers and 12 parliamentary secretaries. Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was among those sworn in as Foreign Minister. Ms. Gillard ousted Rudd from the top job on June 24 to become Australia's first elected female prime minister. She then had to endure a federal election which resulted in a "hung" parliament as neither major party gained a majority vote. Gillard gained the support of three independents and a Green MP to muster the seats required to form government.

With no reply from his latest appeal to the nation's highest court, Cal Brown was executed just before 1:00 a.m. Friday morning. KXLY4's McKay Allen reports.

As Kenyans look forward to a smooth implementation of the new constitution, a group youth rounded up twenty people who have allegedly gone for months without taking a shower and showed them what they need to do for a new country. The group claimed that the victims are lowering the image of Nyeri town. One of them was taken to hospital for an operation after it was discovered that he is not circumcised.

Amnesty International asys anti-Islam sentiment is on the rise in the US. The human rights group has pointed to rising crimes committed against Muslims in the country including the stabbing of a cab driver in New York and attacks on mosque sites around the country. Is Islamphobia motivated by politics? Or is it just exaggerated and blown out of proportion by the world's media?

At least 11 people were injured in Afghanistan as thousands protested plans by a tiny Florida church to burn the Muslim holy book. 4 protesters and 5 police were injured in clashes after several hundred demonstrators ran toward a NATO compound in the northern province of Badakhshan. In western Farah province, police said two people were injured in another protest. The Reverend Terry Jones from the Dove Outreach Center in Florida triggered outrage when he promised to burn the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He later said the plans had been put on hold.

Mediaite's White House correspondent Tommy Christopher tweeting through his own heart attack is raising the question: where should the line be drawn when sharing personal information?

President Obama marked the ninth anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil on September 11th by laying a wreath and delivering remarks at the U.S. Pentagon in Arlington, VA.

Pastor Terry Jones, the man behind plans to burn the Koran has arrived in New York ahead of September 11th anniversary services.

The US Ambassador to Russia, John Beyrle, attended a memorial service held in Moscow's Saint Catherine's Church on Saturday for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in the US. In his speech at the memorial service, Ambassador Beyrle said Russia and the U.S. were allies in the fight against what he called 'world terrorism'. Beyrle said that people were mourning the victims of all terror acts around the world. He also mentioned the recent attack in the Russia's south. A suicide car bomber hit the central market of a major city in Russia's North Caucasus on Thursday, killing 17 and wounding more than 140 people.

GERMANY - Leading banker accused of racism agrees to resign Thilo Sarrazin, a board member of Germany's central Bundesbank embroiled in controversy after he made disparaging remarks about Muslims and Jews in a book, has agreed to resign, sparing the government of having to decide whether to dismiss him.

Harry Smith talks to Pastor Terry Jones and Imam Muhammad Musri about the confusion surrounding the Quran burning plans.

In a White House press conference, President Obama urged the American people to 'hang onto' their belief in religious tolerance.

PAKISTAN - Anger and incomprehension over threats to burn Koran Moderate religious scholars are trying to contain the effects of a probable clash of cultures between Islam and the Western world. It's one of the biggest places of worship in the muslim world, Faisal mosque in Islamabad preaches openness and tolerance. But when an American pastor threatens to set the Koran on fire...even moderates become alarmed.

Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton checks in with the web desk to see how Facebook, Twitter and bloggers have been reacting to pastor Terry Jones' proposal to burn the Quran on September 11.

President Obama has called the Quran burning planned by a Florida pastor "a recruitment bonanza for Al-Qaeda.

A Florida pastor says he is still determined to burn copies of the Quran on September 11, despite an international outcry. The Vatican has described Pastor Terry Jones' plans as "outrageous and grave", while Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, says the act would not be representative of America or Americans. But the leader of the small Protestant church says he is not ready to back down. Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar reports.

A former JetBlue flight attendant who slid down an emergency exit chute will be mentally evaluated for a possible plea deal. Steven Slater appeared this morning in court in New York.

BBC News - 'One punch' boast killer from Oldham jailed: "A 22-year-old who boasted that he possessed 'a killer punch' has been jailed for killing a man with just one blow outside a Greater Manchester pub. Louis Veitch attacked Andrew Molloy, 25, by Old Mess House in Oldham on 15 March. Manchester Crown Court heard he punched his victim in the side of the head with such force it knocked him over. Veitch, who earlier admitted manslaughter, was jailed for six-and-a-half-years. He was also given an extra three years on licence under the Dangerous Offenders Act 2003."

A family pet killed a grandmother in McMinn County, Tenn. The sheriff says a woman's pit bull attacked her for no reason. 85-year-old Mattie Daugherty had her dog for nine years.

Anti-war protesters have thrown shoes and eggs at Tony Blair as he attended his first book signing in Dublin. The missiles did not hit the former Prime Minister.

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