The mayor of Uganda's capital, Kampala, Erias Lukwago, says he has been beaten by police, who fired rubber bullets to disperse his supporters.

Four Tanzanian boxers are sentenced to 15 years in prison in Mauritius after pleading guilty to heroin-smuggling charges.

Greece's ruling coalition fails to agree on restarting state broadcaster ERT, with the "existence of the government" now at threat.

Samsung reveals a tablet that runs both Microsoft's Windows 8 and Google's Android operating systems, unveiling it at an event in London.

An Australian man is charged for allegedly letting a seven-year-old boy drive him home, while he was drunk.

Pollution levels reach a new record high for a third day in a row in Singapore, as smoky haze from fires in Indonesia shrouds the city state.

At least two children die as a building collapses on the outskirts of the Indian city of Mumbai.

Fire badly damages the roof of Riga Castle, official residence of the Latvian president and home to Latvia's National History Museum.