Late last month, the 15 students who comprise Zaytuna College's inaugural class settled in to their first day in a classroom near the University of California, Berkeley. For these students, this is a chance to study with top Islamic scholars. For the school's founders, it's a chance to hone a new image for American Islam.

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A powerful politician accused of murdering scores of people in the worst political massacre in the Philippines goes on trial in Manila.

The airline is offering its second "All You Can Jet" promotion, where pass recipients have one month to travel on JetBlue flights, as many times as they want, for $699. This year's promotion is facilitating at least one band tour and fostering a bond among the travelers.

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When it comes to taxes in the U.S., it's the income tax -- and the annual April 15 deadline for filing returns -- that gets most of our attention. But that's only part of the picture -- there are property taxes and sales taxes, even taxes built into every cell phone bill. So how much do we pay? One couple in Connecticut opens their books to find out.

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A full-blown congressional debate on the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will unfold this fall, but some lawmakers have already weighed in on the most controversial issue: whether it makes sense, at a time of huge budget deficits, to extend tax relief for those earning more than $250,000.

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Army Chief Warrant Officer Stephanie Rose was among the first women to fly the Apache attack helicopter. She is currently serving her third combat tour, this one in northern Afghanistan. She loves her job but has overcome professional and personal challenges along the way.

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Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific research, urging universities to do 'more for less'.

A proposed community center near ground zero will include separate prayer spaces for Muslims, Christians, Jews and people of other faiths, the imam behind plans for the facility wrote in an op-ed published on the New York Times website. Feisal Abdul Rauf has been largely absent from the debate surrounding the project while traveling abroad for the past few months.

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A state government spokesman said gunmen thought to be members of a radical Muslim sect attacked in hopes of freeing other sect members awaiting trial. But police had brought the situation under control, the government said -- after several hours of gunfire, and apparently some deaths and some escapes.

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The xx express surprise at debut album's success

At least 15 people are killed after gunmen burst into a shoe factory in a city in northern Honduras and open fire with automatic weapons.

As preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes.

One of the post-mortem examination reports into the death of Ian Tomlinson has been withheld from authorities, it emerges.

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

The miners trapped underground in Chile were able to watch a football match after rescue workers provided a mini TV.

A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.

The suit came a day after Oracle hired Mark Hurd as co-president to help lead the database software maker's efforts to steal business from HP.

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A senior UN official says its peacekeepers failed the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, and says the numbers affected are double the previous estimate.

Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.

Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.