An artists impression of CoRoT-9b which was spotted by the CoRoT satellite It is 1,500 light-years from Earth but CoRoT-9b is the first temperate planet found known to be similar to those within our own Solar System. The presence of CoRoT-
About 30 ''Ladies in White'' were stopped on the march in Havana Cuban police have arrested the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. About 30 members of the Ladies in White were stopped as th
Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day costume, have been killed in a shoot-out with police in Tennessee. First State Bank in the Nashville suburb of Gallatin was held up on Wednesday by a man dressed as a lepre
The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has told the BBC that he believes Iran has no intention of developing nuclear weapons. Mr Erdogan said he was confident Iran's nuclear programme was for civilian purposes only and described
A plan to help the US lead the world in providing its citizens with super-fast internet has been officially released. The Federal Communications Commission, FCC, aims to ensure every American in the country has broadband connections by 202
Cyclone causes state of emergency in parts of Fiji Australia and New Zealand have begun airlifting aid to the Pacific island nation of Fiji, battered by a powerful cyclone which sparked sea surges. The planes will bring relief supplies inc
Japanese car manufacturer Honda has announced it is recalling 410,000 cars in the US because of complaints about their brakes. The recall is of 344,000 Odyssey models and 68,000 Element vehicles made between 2007 and 2008. Honda said it ha
The US Federal Reserve has repeated its pledge to keep interest rates at record lows in order to nurture the economic recovery. The Fed said its main interest rate would be kept at the current 0% to 0.25% range, as widely expected. Its rat
The world's shortest man has died in Rome The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who was just 74.6cm (2ft 5in) tall, has died in Rome. He was born in 1988 in Wulanchabu, China, with a form of primordial dwarfism, and was officially recogni
One of Vietnam's high-profile human rights activists has been released from prison, five years before the end of his sentence. Nguyen Van Ly, 63, suffered two strokes in 2009 that left him partly paralysed, and Western governments had dema
South African President Jacob Zuma is due to land in Zimbabwe for a three-day trip, aiming to ease tensions within the fragile power-sharing government. It is thought Mr Zuma will assess the country's readiness for an election, which could
The government's plans for reducing the budget deficit are not ambitious enough - according to a European Commission report to be published on Wednesday. The report warns that the UK is not on course to cut its deficit in line with EU rule
Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the center of Bangkok on Sunday, bringing the city to a virtual standstill in an effort to topple the Thailand government. The anti-government demonstrations began Friday and were expected to rea
Technicians who tested a Toyota Prius after its owner claimed its gas pedal stuck were unable to recreate the same condition, according to a draft congressional memo obtained Sunday by CNN. In addition, owner Jim Sikes' claim that the car