The final leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has died, aged 91, in Moscow's Central Hospital, after a prolonged illness.
We will be looking through his historic legacy, in our special coverage, in just a few moments.
The idea of a second civil war in the US does not seem that far-fetched, with over 40 percent of Americans saying they could see that happening within a decade, according to a recent poll.
At least 30 people are reportedly killed and over 700 wounded in clashes in Baghdad, following the retirement from politics of a leading Shia cleric who opposes US influence in Iraq.
