Treaty signed to ban cluster bombs More than 100 nations agree to ban usage, production and stockpiling of weapon. US weighs cluster-bomb policy shift Cluster bomb ban adopted UK defends cluster bomb Israel rules cluster bomb use legal Peres: Cluster bombs a mistake

Nato backs US missile defence plan Alliance reaffirms Ukraine and Georgia to join Nato but stops short of formal roadmap.

Airline shares jump on merger talk British Airways and Australia's Qantas say they are in talks on a possible merger.

UN approves piracy crackdown	UN climate summit urges action	Romania heads for coalition rule
Venice hit by severe flooding	Ryanair in bid for rival Aer Lingus	Sarkozy calls for 'inclusive' G8