World News from the BBC

A new drill has arrived at the Chilean mine site for an alternative rescue plan, in which a team will drill a separate shaft from a different part of the mountainside.

China gives EU lesson in rural poverty

Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.

A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.

Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island.

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.

The committee set up to organise a referendum on independence in southern Sudan decides on a northerner to be its head.

Six recruiters are accused of luring 400 Thai workers to the US with promises of farm jobs, confiscating their passports and demanding high fees.

Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.

Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.

Top seed Rafael Nadal overcomes a dogged Denis Istomin 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to take his place in the US Open third round.

Newspapers in Egypt are banned from reporting on a poster campaign promoting the chief of intelligence as a possible future president, the BBC learns.

Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006.

A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.

A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.

Jermain Defoe scores three goals as England begin their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley.

Britain's Andy Murray overcomes the unorthodox style of Jamaica's Dustin Brown to reach the third round of the US Open.

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.