Canada's Quebec province unveils a plan to open up its northern region for the exploration of minerals and energy projects.

A member of Austria's Olympic swimming team is rescued after being trapped up to his neck when a hole he had dug on a sandy Florida beach collapsed.

The length of a person's fingers could reveal their risk of motor neurone disease, according to a study.

The Cuban government strongly denies accusations that police beat dissident Juan Wilfredo Soto, who later died.

Some 200 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by militiamen and Liberian mercenaries loyal to ousted Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo as they fled, defence officials say.

Egypt's former Tourism Minister Zuhair Garranah is jailed for five years on charges of corruption, an Egyptian judicial source says.

The funeral of golfing legend Seve Ballesteros will take place on Wednesday in his home village of Pedrena in Spain.

US billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett is to feature in the season finale of US version of The Office, according to reports.