Ecuador’s ambassador has been briefed by Swedish officials on the country’s judicial system, as Quito mulls whether to offer Julian Assange asylum.
More than 100 soldiers including two senior officers have quit the army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join a mutinous armed force.
India’s prime minister, Manmohan Singh has says that he is "confident" of strengthening ties between the two neighbours.
Fullback Metuisela Talebula bagged two tries as Fiji turned around a half-time deficit to beat Tonga 29-17 in Pacific Nations Cup match.
Robert Harley ended years of waiting for his big break when he came off the bench to score the winning try for Scotland in a Test against Samoa.
South Africa must defeat hosts Zimbabwe to reach the non-cap Twenty20 tri-nations tournament final at Harare Sports Club after losing to Bangladesh.
A feared mass extinction of wildlife also endangers billions of humans who depend on them for food and livelihood, the Rio+20 conference has heard.
Syrian troops have pounded and raided several rebel bastions across the country and clashes erupted in Homs, as two pipelines were attacked.
Ukraine’s jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s problems mounted after a prosecutor said he was planning to charge her for a 1996 murder.
Interpol says its biggest operation against ivory traffickers has led to more than 200 arrests and yielded nearly two tonnes of illegal ivory.