The campaign HQ of Egyptian presidential run-off candidate Ahmed Shafiq is attacked, as hundreds gather to protest against the election result.

Survivors of Friday's massacre in Syria tell the BBC of their terror as regime forces killed their families, although Damascus denies their claims.

The government of Haiti announces it will use mobile phones to transfer cash benefits to mothers who make sure their children attend school.

Peru's government declares a state of emergency in an area of the province of Cusco after seven days of anti-mining protests.

Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California are found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident.

The Canadian government introduces legislation to force striking workers at Canadian Pacific Railway to go back to their jobs.

An initiative aimed at tackling sexual violence in war zones across the world is set to be launched by the UK.

UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad amid widespread condemnation of the Houla massacre.