New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to Indonesia, with talks on asylum policy and people-smuggling set to top the agenda.

Japan kicks of campaigning for upper house elections ahead of 21 July polls which could see parliamentary gridlock resolved.

Constitutional Court chief Adli Mansour is set to be sworn in as interim Egypt leader after the army ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

Food giants Nestle and Danone say they will cut prices of some of their infant milk formula products in China, a day after Beijing announced a probe.

Argentina scraps a major gold-mining deal with Canadian firm Osisko, after protests by environmental campaigners.

Portugal's prime minister fights to patch up his fragile coalition, as markets spooked by the latest eurozone crisis watch nervously.

Ecuador asks the UK to help investigate alleged spying at its embassy in London where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is living.

Somalia's UN-backed government has accused Kenyan troops - its supposed allies - of causing factional fighting in the key port of Kismayo, an accidentally leaked letter reveals.