Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the contenders for the 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or to be awarded on Monday

A kangaroo on the loose in a car park at Melbourne Airport has been captured by wildlife officers.

Salvage teams in Alaska refloat a Shell oil-drilling rig grounded in a storm last week and are towing it to safety, officials say.

Honduras police put on display a gold-plated, jewel-encrusted AK-47 assault rifle, seized during a raid.

An appeal court in Cameroon acquits two men jailed in 2011 for homosexual acts, in a decision hailed by gay rights campaigners.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton receives a surprise gift as she returns to work after spending a month recuperating from a series of ailments.

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan reaffirm their commitment to setting up a buffer zone on their shared border and resuming oil exports.

Ghanaian President John Mahama is due to be sworn into office in a ceremony in Accra which the main opposition is set to boycott.