Guatemalan ex-military leader Efrain Rios Montt will stand trial for genocide over the killing of indigenous Mayans in the 1980s, a judge rules.

Malawi's government invites bids for its 14-seat presidential jet, being sold off as part of cost-cutting measures.

Inspectors say the battery used on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is not the source of safety fears that have forced the grounding of all of the aircraft.

The trial of 22 people charged with attempting to overthrow the government has begun in the central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen, officials say.

Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro reads out a letter he says was written by President Hugo Chavez while recuperating from cancer surgery.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank approve fresh loans for Burma to aid the social and economic development of the country.

Two security guards are killed in an attack on a gas pipeline in northern Algeria by suspected militants.

Brazil declares three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in a nightclub fire, reportedly started after a musician lit a flare on stage.