Ten rare pygmy elephants are found dead in Borneo, with Malaysian officials saying they "highly suspect" poisoning.

Protests and violence continue into the night in Egypt as thousands defied overnight curfews imposed by President Mohammed Morsi.

Greece's finance minister is optimistic about his country coming out of recession by the end of 2013 and says chances of a euro exit are "very small".

Google publishes mapping information on North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the popular website Google Maps.

A new global survey by Transparency International suggests that 70% of countries lack the tools to prevent corruption in the defence sector.

French and Malian troops consolidate their position in Timbuktu as an international conference seeks to fund the operation against Islamic militants.

Australia is battling flooding in two states, with the inundated Queensland city of Bundaberg at the heart of the crisis.

At least two people die in an apparent suicide attack reportedly at a compound housing the offices of Somalia's president and prime minister.