French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government loses its majority in the Senate to the left for the first time in modern French history.

Two Americans return home after spending more than two years in an Iranian jail on spying charges for allegedly crossing the border from Iraq.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he is committed to handing over power, in his first speech since returning from Saudi Arabia.

Gunfire and an explosion are heard from a compound believed to house the CIA station in Kabul, the latest in a series of attacks in the Afghan capital.

Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan, the former cricketer, urges the UK to its aid to his country, saying it fuels corruption.

Jamaican Prime Minister is to step down in November, according to a statement released by his Jamaica Labour Party.

US planemaker Boeing is to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner later on Monday to Japan's All Nippon Airways after three years of delays.

The outline of a large and ambitious eurozone rescue plan is taking shape, reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington suggest.