Services of commemoration are being held around the globe to mark the end of World War I in 1918.

Angela Merkel will become the first German chancellor to attend the French Armistice Day event in Paris since France and her allies defeated Germany.

In London, the Queen, politicians and armed forces chiefs will be mark the passing of the WWI generation.

Australia have already held remembrance services, and later the US will hold Veterans Day events.

Poor child nutrition still causes major problems in the developing world - despite some progress, experts say.

A third of deaths in children under five in those countries are linked to poor diet, a report by Unicef suggests.

It also reveals 195m children - one in three - have stunted growth, even though rates have fallen since 1990.

US President Barack Obama is to discuss US policy in Afghanistan with his national security team, as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels.

A White House spokesman said Mr Obama was considering four options as he headed into the meeting.

He denied reports that the president had already settled on a figure and said a decision was still weeks away.

Zimbabwe"s High Court has said a former arms dealer can appear as a prosecution witness in the trial of Roy Bennett, a senior aide to PM Morgan Tsvangirai.

However, the judge also permitted the defence to allege that Peter Hitschmann had been tortured into giving evidence.

Mr Bennett"s trial on terrorism charges has stalled over procedural issues.

The ruling comes as ministers from Mr Tsvangirai"s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) attended the first cabinet meeting since they ended a boycott.

Mr Bennett, a former farmer, denies all the charges against him, which include terrorism, insurgency, sabotage and banditry.

Thirteen members of the European Union have been told to take action and get their budget deficits back in line.

EU requirements mean that they should not exceed 3% of the country"s GDP. However, since the financial crisis most countries have broken that rule.

Deadlines ranging from 2012 to 2014 have been issued.

France, the UK, Spain and the Irish Republic have longer to comply because their economies have worsened since the original deadline was imposed in April.

Troubled national carrier Air India has reported a net loss of 55.5bn rupees ($1.2bn; £719m) for the full-year to the end of March.

The loss was due largely to a 12% drop in revenue, from 152.5bn rupees to 134.8bn rupees, as a result of falling passenger numbers.

Last month, the Indian government agreed to inject 53bn rupees into the carrier to help keep it in business.

Global airlines are struggling with falling traffic during the downturn.

A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German courtroom.

The Dresden state court also ruled that Alexander Wiens would not be eligible for early release.

Wiens, a 28-year-old Russian-born German, admitted stabbing Marwa al-Sherbini to death at a court hearing involving them both in July.

The crime sparked outrage across the Muslim world.

A Kurdish opposition activist convicted of carrying weapons and working against national security has been executed in Iran, the country"s judiciary has said.

A local judiciary official said Ehsan Fatahian had been put to death in Sanandaj prison in western Iran.

Human rights groups said Mr Fatahian had been tortured and no evidence proving he had engaged in armed operations had been given at his trial.