A man accused of leading the remnants of the Shining Path rebel group in northern Peru is captured by police.

Two British journalists detained in Libya nearly two weeks ago are suspected of spying, the militia that is holding them says.

A Japanese researcher spins thousands of strands of spider silk into violin strings, said to have a "soft and profound timbre" relative to standard strings.

China begins its annual National People's Congress, its last parliamentary session under the current leadership, in Beijing.

Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde is to go on trial for "negligence" in his handling of the 2008 financial crisis.

Vladimir Putin celebrates an election victory that will see him return to the Kremlin as Russian president, but opposition groups claim widespread fraud.

Authorities in India's Uttar Pradesh state unveil the statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her party symbols two months after they are covered on orders from election chiefs.

Blasts at an arms depot that killed at least 146 people in Congo's capital Brazzaville were caused by a short-circuit that led to a fire, officials say.