REAL estate magnate Donald Trump wants to build the world's tallest skyscraper in New York, a 140 floor tower 546 metres (1,792 ft) tall, his spokesman said yesterday.
Almost twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the building would be 96 metres higher than the Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur which for now holds the record as the world's tallest building.
China has expressed concern over plans by Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to meet government officials during a visit to Australia next month.
China routinely objects to foreign government officials meeting the Dalai Lama, who has campaigned peacefully for real autonomy for the Himalayan region but is seen by Beijing as leading a pro independence cause.
Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley said she was "delighted" after receiving a £30,000 cheque for a charity of which she is patron.
The cheque for the Friedreich's Ataxia Appeal was presented by Mobil at its Hammersmith filling station in west London after selling more than 40,000 plastic butterflies in aid of the appeal over the last two years at its petrol outlets.
Sir Anthony Parsons, the ambassador who steered Britain through the tricky UN debates of the 1982 Falklands War, has died. He was aged 73. One of the highlights of his career was his success in mustering the 10 votes needed in the UN to pass a resolution condemning Argentina's invasion of the Falklands, opening the way for Britain's military response.
Philippine President Fidel Ramos is to travel to Brunei this weekend to attend the wedding of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's eldest daughter.