Indonesia's meteorology agency lifts a tsunami alert issued after a strong earthquake south of the island of Java.

An examination of a US plane that developed a hole in its cabin roof finds evidence of metal fatigue in the fuselage.

Nigerian election officials postpone parliamentary elections for the second time in two days, blaming organisational problems.

A Turkish humanitarian ship carrying more than 250 injured people from the Libyan city of Misrata arrives in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.

A panel probing India's telecoms licencing scandal will question tycoons including Ratan Tata.

Italy moves 1,716 North African migrants to a mainland camp site, easing overcrowding on the isle of Lampedusa.

Japan's big manufacturers expect conditions to get worse in the coming three months, after the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.

A key aide of Ivory Coast's internationally recognised president, Alassane Ouattara, says the time is right for a "rapid offensive" against the country's main city, Abidjan.