· Prada manager in Japan loses her case for unfair dismissal
A senior manager at Prada who claimed she was ordered to get rid of "old, fat and ugly" staff has lost her case of unfair dismissal.

· New York taxi drivers overcharging passengers

· Taliban bombers kill dozens in suicide attacks on Kandahar
Four Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 30 civilians in the city of Kandahar in an attack on the city's prison.

· Wolf attack jogger: hunt planned by plane and on foot for deadly pack
Wildlife officials and state troopers in Alaska are to hunt down and kill a pack of wolves that mauled a teacher to death while she was out jogging.

· Michael Jackson fans have chance to buy the star's furniture in Las Vegas auction
Michael Jackson fans will have an opportunity to kit out their homes like their flamboyant idol as 22 items of furniture commissioned for his British home go up for auction in Las Vegas, along with his iconic jewelled gloves.

· Pakistan militants attack checkpoint
A suicide bomber driving a motorised rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan.

· Leonardo da Vinci to become Hollywood hero in new film
He was an artist, inventor, scientist and visionary. Five hundred years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci can add another string to his bow: Hollywood action hero.

· Toddler trapped in lolly machine after climbing in for sweets
An Australian toddler was so determined to help himself to sweets from a lolly machine that he climbed through the tiny dispensing hatch, ending up imprisoned inside four walls of glass.

· Madonna serves as relationship expert on 'Marriage Ref'
Madonna, the twice-divorced pop star whose romantic entanglements are often in the news, served as a relationship guru in an appearance on the reality TV programme "The Marriage Ref".

· Brazilian judge awards £750,000 to victim's family in Air France suit
Air France has been ordered by a Brazilian judge to pay 2 million reals (£750,000) in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said on Friday.

· South African prostitute goes to court over 'unfair dismissal'
A South African prostitute has gone to court, claiming she was unfairly sacked from her job at a Cape Town massage parlour.

· US force-feeds British inmate on hunger strike
A judge has ruled that the Connecticut state prisons department may continue to force-feed a British inmate who has been on a hunger strike.

· Nazi victims' mass graves found in Austria under football pitch
Two mass graves containing scores of people murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War have been found underneath an army football pitch in Austria, government officials said on Friday.

· Britons arrested abroad will lose the right to a translator
Britons arrested in Europe will not have the right to demand a full translation of the charges they are facing, under proposals supported by the government.

· South African government buys ANC leader's Muswell Hill home
The South African government has bought the former home of the ANC leader Oliver Tambo in Muswell Hill for almost £1.7m.

· Teacher Candice Berner mauled to death by wolves in Alaska
A woman has been mauled to death by wolves for the first time in America for 50 years.

· Israel seals off West Bank as tensions rise
Israel sealed off the West Bank on Friday as tensions mounted in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers.

· Russia to build 16 nuclear reactors for India
Russia is to build up to 16 nuclear reactors in India under a deal announced by Vladimir Putin.

· Australian sailors operated 'sex ledger' of women recruits
Australian sailors preyed on young female recruits and put bets on how many colleagues they could sleep with as part of a "sex ledger" that operated on one Navy ship, an inquiry has heard.

· Suicide bombers kill 45 people in Lahore attack
Two suicide bombers launched an attack on army vehicles in Lahore leaving 45 people dead and injuring nearly 100.