Labour MP Paul Farrelly has admitted he "wrestled" a man to the floor inside the Houses of Parliament.
The MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme described the altercation as "a John Prescott moment" and said it was an act of self-defence.
Nov 6, 2010
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says he is under house arrest
One of China's best-known artists, Ai Weiwei, says he has been under house arrest at his home in Beijing.
He says the authorities want to prevent him holding a party to mark the forced demolition of his new Shanghai studio.
US President Barack Obama announces $10bn India deals
Barack Obama: "The Taj is a symbol of strength and resilience of the Indian people"
US President Barack Obama has announced $10bn (£6.2bn) in new trade deals with India.
He was speaking in Mumbai at the start of a 10-day Asian tour designed to boost US exports and create jobs. Obama also announced an easing of US export controls and rejected caricatures of India as a nation of "call centres.
Al-Qaeda group claims cargo bombs
Militant group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has said it sent two parcel bombs on cargo planes bound for the US last week, in messages on Islamist websites.
The group also said it was responsible for bringing down an American cargo plane in Dubai in September.
Mexico Gulf drug cartel leader Ezequiel Cardenas killed
A leader of Mexico's powerful Gulf drug cartel has been shot dead by security forces in a town near the US border, the Mexican military says.
Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, known as "Tony Tormenta", was killed in the city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville in Texas.
He is the brother of former Gulf cartel leader Osiel Cardenas, who was extradited to the US in 2007.
Residents in Matamoros spoke of a shoot-out lasting for several hours.
Pope Benedict XVI sees 'aggressive secularism' in Spain
The Pope was greeted by thousands of people as he arrived in Santiago de Compostela
Pope Benedict XVI has warned of an "aggressive anti-clericalism" in Spain which he said was akin to that experienced during the 1930s.
Merapi volcano forces cancellation of Jakarta flights
Several airlines have temporarily suspended flights between Singapore and Jakarta because of volcanic ash spewing from Mount Merapi in central Java. Among those affected were Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Lufthansa and Cathay Pacific. Merapi, one of the world's..
Somali pirates receive record ransom for ships' release
Somali pirates are reported to have received a total of $12.3m (£7.6m) in ransom money to release two ships.
They are believed to have been paid a record $9.5m (£5.8m) for Samho Dream, a South Korean oil tanker, and nearly $2.8m (£1.7m) for the Golden Blessing, a Singaporean..
Papandreou Braces for Austerity Backlash as Greece Holds Local Elections
Greeks head to the polls today for local elections that Prime Minister George Papandreou has called a key test of support for his government as it grapples with a crippling budget deficit and debt burden.
Satellite launched from US base
A rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite for civilian and military use has launched from California's Central Coast.
Obama calls India creator, not poacher, of US jobs
Inside Yemen's al Qaeda heartland
For someone who lives close to some of the world's most wanted men, Abu Mudrik Bin Fahir takes a suprisingly neighbourly attitude. A tribal sheikh in the eastern Yemeni province of Shabwah, his fiefdom is wedged amid the mountains that serve as the main base for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group that claims to have masterminded last month's parcel bomb plot.
Why Silvio Berlusconi is still standing
Not for the first time, all of Italy and half the world is agog at Silvio Berlusconi's sex life and at what appears to be his abuse of power.
Swedes in shock at King Carl Gustaf sex scandal
Five months ago, the Swedish royal family was the toast of Europe. All eyes were trained on Stockholm as the glamorous Crown Princess Victoria wed her long-time boyfriend in a fairy-tale ceremony, and the world's press clamoured for a glimpse of the elegant Swedish royals and their regal guests.
Barack Obama India trip: jobs hope for US from $10 billion trade deal, says President
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