Venezuela's electoral body says a presidential election audit will start on 6 May, but refuses to accept opposition demands for a full vote recount.

The office of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi suggests a compromise may have been reached to end a crisis over the judiciary.

US film maker Timothy Tracy, accused of fomenting post-election violence in Venezuela, is formally charged by a court in Caracas.

New strains of the parasite that causes malaria are developing a resistance to the drug most widely used against the disease.

UK PM David Cameron expresses concern about allegations that three Britons were tortured while in custody in Dubai.

Kenyan police seek to reassure the public that their bomb and drug detectors work, following the conviction of a British businessman for selling fake devices.

Two Peruvians are missing after their hot air balloon fell into the Pacific Ocean, say authorities - but five have been rescued.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is in Russia for the two nations' first top-level talks in a decade, with energy issues and a territorial row on the agenda.