New York City officials have agreed to pay up to $657.5m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the Ground Zero site of the 9/11 attacks.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.The two sides are due to sign two deals worth over $10bn in defence and civilian nuclear reactors and Russia will refit an aircraft carrier.
Nigerian police say 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead.Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, police spokesman Mohammed Lerama told the BBC.
Burma has issued a law which will bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in planned elections and could force her party to expel her.
