Some 22 inmates escaped the main prison in Niger's capital, Niamey, after an attack by suspected Islamist militants on Saturday, officials say.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wayne Rooney score as England earn a draw after being outclassed by Brazil at the Maracana.

The government is considering a request from Ecuador to hold talks on the future of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the UK Foreign Office says.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he will abide by a court ruling to hold elections by the end of July.

Film star Angelina Jolie says she feels "moved" by the support she has received from fans since she announced she had a double mastectomy.

Turkish protesters erect barricades and police respond with tear gas around Istanbul's Besiktas district, after another day of nationwide unrest.

The International Criminal Court's pre-trial chamber rejects Libya's request to try the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam.

Burundi FA president Lydia Nsekera has been elected as the first woman on Fifa's executive committee.