World News: Anti-gay protesters clash with police at pride parade

Serbian riot police fought running battles with thousands of far-right supporters who hurled Molotov cocktails and stun grenades to try disrupt a gay pride march in central Belgrade.

More than 140 people were hurt and more than 200 were arrested, officials said.

Thousands of police officers sealed off the streets in the capital where the march took place, repeatedly clashing at several locations with rioters who tried to burst through security cordons.

Several parked cars were set on fire or damaged, shop windows were broken, rubbish containers were overturned and streets signs destroyed. Several shops were looted before police restored peace.

The anti-gay rioters also fired shots and threw Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the ruling pro-Western Democratic Party, setting the building's garage on fire.

The state TV building and the headquarters of other political parties were also attacked, with many windows shattered by stones.

Protesters chanting "death to homosexuals!" hurled bricks, stones, glass bottles and stun grenades at riot police.

Stacie Crocetti laughs as she crosses the finish line during a pumpkin boat race at the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest in Maine in the United States

Chavez attacks peace prize

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expressed solidarity with China's government over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a jailed Chinese dissident

He suggested the prize should not have gone to Liu Xiaobo, who has drawn praise from Western governments.

Pianist with no arms wins

A MUSICIAN who lost both arms in a childhood accident and plays the piano with his toes won China's Got Talent, bringing the audience to a standing ovation with his rendition of You're Beautiful.

All three judges on the show praised Liu Wei, from Beijing, for his determination

12 killed in bus crash horror

A BUS crashed through a barrier in Malaysia and rammed into several vehicles, killing 12 people and injuring at least 35 others. The bus skidded and hit the rear of a van before crashing through the barrier onto the other side of the road in Negeri Sembilan state.

First solo glide for Virgin's tourism rocket

Virgin Galactic's space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight, marking another step in the company's eventual plans to fly paying passengers.

SpaceShipTwo was carried aloft by its mothership to an altitude of 45,000ft and released over the Mojave Desert.

After the separation, SpaceShipTwo, manned by two pilots, flew freely for 11 minutes.

Eight injured as flight hits turbulence

Tunisia: Eight people on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Tunisia's capital Tunis were injured when the plane ran into severe turbulence.

Aviation officials said that four passengers and four crew members were injured on flight TK661 shortly before arriving in Tunis.

Haiti: A maths teacher died after being injured by police firing tear gas canisters during a protest for universal education.