An al-Qaeda leader in Yemen wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the American warship USS Cole, Fahd al-Quso, is killed in an air raid.

Farc rebels claiming to hold French journalist Romeo Langlois say they will release him soon, in a statement believed to come from the group.

The parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government lose regional elections in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

A chemical found in curry is to be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer tumours in patients.

Francois Hollande celebrates becoming France's first socialist president since 1995, saying "austerity can no longer be the only option".

On a visit to India, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the country to buy less oil from Iran.

Engineers in California unleash high-intensity artificial earthquakes on a five-storey building packed with medical equipment

Vladimir Putin will be officially sworn in as president of Russia after four years as prime minister, following a controversial poll in March.