Iran has shown video footage of what it says is an unmanned American spy plane brought down recently by its military. State television showed what appeared to be a largely undamaged drone. Iran says the aircraft was forced to land by what it called an electronic ambush and has accused the US of violating its territory. The Nato-led military force in Afghanistan acknowledged that it could have been lost over Iran.

Officials at Virginia Tech University in the United States say that two people, including a police officer, have been shot dead on campus and the gunman is still at large. Reports say the policeman was shot dead when he stopped the suspect during a routine check. Juliet Fielding is a student at Virginia Tech.

"I saw the police car sitting there, the unmarked one, and I thought it was responding to a call here because I heard a bunch of sirens coming from the distance. So I kept walking towards his car, thinking like I'll get around it before the rest of the police get here. And then the police pulled up, and they opened his car door, and when they opened it, he just fell out towards the ground. And I could see his face, and he was covered in blood. I don't know if the blood was coming from his head or his face exactly. And then they immediately started reviving him."

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The government of Malawi has announced that it's to review a series of controversial laws, including a ban on homosexual acts. The justice minister said the move was in response to public opinion. On Tuesday, the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US would use foreign aid to encourage countries to decriminalise homosexuality.