French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said "something isn't right" with the European Union, as France took over the rotating presidency of the bloc
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged the African Union to suspend Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe until he allows free and fair elections.
Euro 2008 champions Spain have arrived home to a heroes' welcome from about one million ecstatic fans in Madrid.
US military prosecutors have filed charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole warship that left 17 sailors dead.
Peru's ex-security chief has testified that former President Alberto Fujimori is innocent of human rights violations.
A French court has ordered eBay to pay 40m euros (£31.6m; $63m) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing online auctions of fake copies of its goods.
Iraq has begun the process of opening up its oil industry to foreign investment in an effort to boost output of the country's key income earner.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has left the Turkish embassy in Kuala Lumpur, where he had taken refuge on Sunday.
The Indian government has unveiled a national action plan to confront the threat posed by climate change.
Defence officials have had to allay the concerns of Sydney office workers, who watched as an air force fighter chased what appeared to be a passenger plane.
A Chinese businessman has won the right to have lunch with Warren Buffett after bidding $2.1m (£1m) for the privilege of dining with the legendary investor
