Bolivian soldiers are ordered to patrol the streets of major cities after a police protest over low pay spreads and turns violent.

China is to make its first ever attempt at manually docking a spacecraft, the Shenzhou-9, with another space module.

Spain waltz past a feeble France side in Donetsk to set up a Euro 2012 semi-final meeting with Portugal.

Turkey says the fighter jet shot down by Syrian forces on Friday mistakenly entered Syrian airspace but was in international airspace when it was hit.

Dozens of novice monks are taken to hospital, some in a serious condition, after an attack by a swarm of bees in northern Thailand.

Afghan security forces regain control of a popular hotel outside Kabul, where a 12-hour attack by Taliban militants left at least 20 people dead.

Greece's new Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will miss this week's EU summit while he recovers from eye surgery.

Papua New Guinea's sprawling, two-week general election is under way, with police firing shots to subdue frustrated voters.