AT&T says it will buy rival T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39bn, making it the largest mobile phone company in the US.

A series of methane gas explosions at a mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province kill at least 21 workers, officials say.

Counting is under way after Haiti's delayed run-off presidential election passes off largely peacefully, with preliminary results not due until 31 March.

Bahrain's King Hamad says a foreign-backed plot against his country has been foiled following a month of anti-government protests, in what correspondents say is a swipe at Iran.

Thousands of supporters of Ivory Coast's disputed President Laurent Gbagbo gather at an army base to enlist, amid fears the crisis could spread.

Experts believe a simple blood test could spot diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms of the disease occur.

Thousands of demonstrators march through the southern Syrian city of Deraa calling for greater freedoms, following the funeral of a protester killed on Sunday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismisses as "unacceptable" PM Putin's description of UN resolution on Libya as "crusade".