Indonesia: At least 49 people died, but many escaped, after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta last Wednesday.

Sudan: Two African Union peacekeepers have been killed and a third seriously hurt in the Sudanese region of Darfur. The soldiers were abducted before being shot in the town of Gereida in the western province. A rebel faction, who signed last year's peace agreement, carried out the attack.

Indonesia: Thousands of people in Indonesia have been left homeless after two powerful earthquakes struck the island of Sumatra, killing at least 80 people. The first earthquake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale and was followed by another quake of almost the same magnitude.

Iraq: Insurgents have slaughtered at least 118 Shiite pilgrims in a surge of attacks across Iraq that included a double suicide bombing on a street crowded with worshippers that claimed 90 lives. The attacks marked one of the bloodiest days since the start of a US-led security plan designed to quell sectarian violence, and triggered fears of reprisal attacks by Shiite militiamen on Sunni targets.