Public spending in the Irish Republic will be cut by 2.2bn euros a year and taxes raised by 1.5bn euros a year, Prime Minister Enda Kenny warns.

Brazil's Labour Minister Carlos Lupi hands in his resignation to President Dilma Rousseff, the sixth minister to go since she took office in January.

China's security chief warns that the government needs better methods to deal with social unrest due to a slowing economy.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to unveil proposals intended to stem the eurozone debt crisis.

Germany hosts an international conference to plan Afghanistan's future as Nato troops prepare to leave, but key player Pakistan is boycotting the talks.

The Israeli government orders adverts that urge Israelis in the US to return home to be pulled amid outcry from the American Jewish community.

Warm tributes are being paid to legendary Bollywood actor-director Dev Anand who died in London on Sunday.

Delhi welcomes Australia's governing Labor party's decision to overturn its long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India.