The Afghan Election Commission says the presidential election will be on 5 April 2014, ending speculation the vote may have been held before then.

President Obama halts campaigning for a third day to focus on storm relief, while Mitt Romney holds a storm-relief event in the key state of Ohio.

German police arrest a French-Moroccan man in connection with the deadly suicide bombings that hit Casablanca in March 2003.

Authorities in Tunisia say an Islamist militant has been killed in clashes between radical Salafi Muslims and police in Tunis.

A Mexican man pleads guilty to killing US border agent Brian Terry in a shoot-out linked to the botched US gun-smuggling operation dubbed Fast and Furious..

A teenager accused of helping kill three men who responded to a fake Craigslist ad is convicted of aggravated murder in an Ohio court.

Bananas could become a critical food source for millions as a result of global warming, say scientists who analysed world food security for the UN.

About 100 suspected gang members are detained and questioned by police in Jamaica who fear a recent murder could ignite gang rivalries.