apply to

its troops based outside Europe. Campaigners say the ruling

paves the way for

other Iraqis to seek

redress

in British courts.

Just over a month since the rocket attack that nearly killed him, the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has appeared on state television, thanking the Saudi authorities, who've

oversee

n his medical treatment. President Saleh, who is still receiving treatment in the Saudi capital, said he'd had several operations.

"I've undergone more than eight successful operations. I had burns because of the incident. A number of other officials, such as the speaker of parliament, the prime minister, his deputy and the governor of Sanaa, have also received treatment. More than 87 people were injured in this incident."

President Obama says Democrats and Republicans are still far apart in talks over America's growing debt. He said both parties now had to accept painful choices. From Washington, Jane O'Brien.

Negotiations over the US budget are becoming urgent because Republicans say they won't raise the national debt ceiling until spending cuts are agreed. That gives the government just a few more weeks to reach a deal or face

default

ing on its loans. The biggest sticking points are possible cuts to welfare payments to poor and elderly Americans; another is higher taxes. There's

speculation

that the White House is hoping to draw support from Democrats and Republicans by agreeing to a bigger budget reduction - $4tn over the next 10 years.