A fishing boat reaches an Italian cruise ship adrift with more than 1,000 people on board in the Indian Ocean, but tug boats are many hours away.

Police move in to remove protesters from the Occupy London site at St Paul's Cathedral.

Millions of Indian workers are expected to join a strike to demand better working conditions and measures to combat high inflation.

Britain's service sector has weakened in recent months, according to the CBI - but its latest report suggests the situation might be stabilising.

A court in Peru charges a leader of the remnants of the Maoist Shining Path rebel group with terrorism and drug trafficking.

Police are investigating a "network of corrupt officials" as part of their inquiries into phone hacking and police corruption, the Leveson Inquiry hears.

A retired British businessman being held in the US for allegedly conspiring to selling batteries for Iranian missiles sees his first court appearance delayed.

People who choose not to eat animal products may be unaware that common medicines could contain them, a study suggests.