Egypt's interim leader outlines a timetable for new elections and other key transitional issues, amid continuing unrest in the country.

Investigators reach parts of the Quebec town levelled on Saturday when a runaway crude oil train exploded, as the toll of dead and missing rises to 50.

A leaked Pakistan government report into the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011 accuses intelligence services of incompetence and negligence.

Nigerian writer Tope Folarin wins this year's Caine Prize for African Writing, regarded as Africa's leading literary award, for a story set in an evangelical church in the US.

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff unveils plans to hire 10,000 doctors to work in poorly served areas, as part of a wider health shake-up.

China's former policy of giving free coal for heating to residents in the north shaved 5.5 years off life expectancy in the region, a study says.

Choir singers not only harmonise their voices they also synchronise their heartbeats, a study suggests.

China's Ping An Insurance Group agrees to buy the Lloyd's building in London for £260m ($388m).