A key party in Pakistan's ruling coalition says its two ministers are quitting the federal cabinet, raising questions about the government's future.

The Basel Committee of the world's financial regulators reveals plans for banks to disclose their bonuses.

Airports reopen in the north-eastern US after massive blizzards caused nearly 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy Christmas travel period.

Kenyan PM Odinga is to lead the AU's efforts to resolve Ivory Coast's political crisis, as pressure mounts on President Laurent Gbagbo to quit.

Iran has hanged a man after finding him guilty of spying for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, a Tehran news agency says.

A television channel in Bangladesh is ordered to stop broadcasting interviews with the country's most famous hangman, officials say.

At least 80 people are now known to have died in violence in the Nigerian city of Jos, as religious leaders accuse politicians of stoking tensions.

Scuffles break out between police and protesters in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, during a demonstration calling for measures to address high unemployment levels.