Thousands of civilians flee as Somali government and African Union forces advance on the al-Shabab stronghold of Kismayo.

The head of Nato says Isaf's move to scale back joint operations with Afghan troops after an increase in insider attacks is "prudent and temporary".

More than 100 people are arrested in New York as protesters march on the first anniversary of the Occupy movement.

Residents in the al-Shabab stronghold of Kismayo tell the BBC that the Islamist fighters are leaving their Somali stronghold.

A judge in Colombia sends the editor of the Anncol website, which publishes statements issued by the Farc rebel group, to jail for eight years.

Pakistan's Supreme Court gives Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf another week to reopen a corruption case against President Zardari.

Tension is high in a China-Japan row as fresh anti-Japan protests erupt in China over disputed islands and on the anniversary of the "Mukden incident".

Militants kill seven Turkish soldiers and injure at least 56 more in a rocket attack on a convoy in the east - security officials.