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Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

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Pinera sworn in as new quake hits

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

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Thalidomide effect mystery solved

A student at a high school in Mississippi says the school board cancelled her school’s prom rather than let her attend it with her lesbian girlfriend

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US school prom axed as lesbian student asks to bring girlfriend

US and Israel dodge settlement confrontation

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Between friends

Burma’s leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy’s 1990 election win, as more details of new poll laws emerge.

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Burma annuls 1990 Suu Kyi poll win

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.

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Ukraine president forms coalition

Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world’s richest man, according to the Forbes “rich list”, with a fortune of $53.5bn.

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Mexican tycoon shakes up world rich list

Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.

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Japan protest over tuna ban plan

Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.

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BP to explore for oil in Brazil

EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.

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EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban