The author of 1970s short story Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach, has crashed his small plane in the US, seriously injuring himself.

US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hit songs with collaborator Burt Bacharach, dies from complications stemming from a stroke at the age of 91.

Islamist rebels in control of northern Mali seize the strategic town of Douentza, moving closer to the country's government-held south.

African leaders gather in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for the funeral of long-serving PM Meles Zenawi, who died suddenly in August

Peru's government decides not to renew a state of emergency in three provinces, to allow talks about a controversial gold mining project to resume.

The White House releases details of one of its most closely guarded secrets - the recipe for President Barack Obama's home-brewed honey ale.

Jordan calls for international help to cope with the influx of refugees, as escalating fighting in Syria increases the number of fleeing civilians.

Tony Blair and George W Bush should be taken to the International Criminal Court over their role in the Iraq war, Archbishop Desmond Tutu says.