More than 900 000 people have been displaced by violence in the strife-ridden eastern DRC region of North Kivu.
Diango Cissoko will replace Cheick Modibo Diarra as Mali’s prime minister after Diarra quit under pressure from former putschists.
Malaysian customs have seized 24 tonnes of unprocessed elephant tusks worth almost $20-million, the largest haul in the country to date.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has received the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize for contributing towards a "universal culture of human rights".
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao shed tears on television, saying he had let his country down in his knockout loss to Mexican rival Juan Marquez.
Washington’s marriage law has kicked in and more than 800 couples state-wide have received marriage licenses on the first day.
The UN climate talks in Doha have yet to produce a deal the day after their scheduled close, with negotiators locked in a stand-off about funding.
Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon have looted shops and warehousesin a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has vowed to overhaul business laws to require 100% black ownership of firms, up from 51%.
Cyclists who dope themselves with EPO may not gain any performance advantage even though they are putting their health at risk, scientists said.