Ecuador is evacuating people from towns and villages around the Tungurahua volcano after a rapid increase in seismic activity on Saturday.

The Chinese government was behind cyber attacks on Google which led to the search engine leaving the Chinese mainland, US cables leaked by Wikileaks suggest.

The African Union says former South African President Thabo Mbeki will visit Ivory Coast to try to settle rival claims to the presidency.

Egypt's ruling party are set to dominate a second round of parliamentary elections, a week after the first round was condemned for alleged fraud.

Brazilian soldiers deployed to some of Rio de Janeiro's most violent neighbourhoods during an operation aimed at driving out drug-traffickers are to take on peacekeeping duties there.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Czech President Vaclav Havel urge China to free dissident and Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

At least six people are killed and about 36 injured in an explosion at an internet cafe in Guizhou province, China.

A critical milestone in panda breeding is reached, one that could kick-start attempts to reintroduce the animals to the wild.