At least 11 people die and dozens are injured after fighting breaks out - reportedly between rival groups of inmates - at a prison in central Mexico.

Buckingham Palace plays down fears about the Duke of Edinburgh's health after he was pictured with a badly-bruised eye during a trip to Canada.

Rescuers remain hopeful of finding survivors trapped underneath a factory complex that collapsed on Wednesday in Bangladesh, killing some 350 people.

The mother of British man Grant Cameron, who is accused of drug offences in Dubai, speaks of the "horror story" of his alleged torture by police.

A new government - a right-left "grand coalition" - is due to be sworn in Italy, ending two months of political stalemate.

Two rare bottles of whisky salvaged from a shipwreck which inspired a book and film are being auctioned.

An 18th Century North Yorkshire theatre, billed as the oldest in its original form in Britain, launches a fundraising campaign to save it from closure.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been flown to hospital in Paris after suffering a mini-stroke, the state news agency says.