A group of intellectuals challenges Argentina's Falkland Islands stance, saying the rights of the islanders to self-determination should be respected.

A man accused of drowning his wife while on a scuba dive during their honeymoon in Australia is acquitted by a judge in Alabama.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a ballot for the leadership of the Labor party to end a damaging split in the organisation.

At least 33 people have been killed and dozens injured in a wave of bombings and shootings across the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Some 500,000 Afghans displaced by war struggle to survive, ignored by their government and international donors, Amnesty International says.

The White House expresses disappointment on the barring of UN nuclear inspectors from a site in Iran, calling the visit a "failure" for Tehran.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urges Afghans "not to resort to violence" after protests over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.

The four Republican candidates prepare to spar in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries in the US states of Arizona and Michigan.