France releases a Norwegian neo-Nazi musician arrested on suspicion of planning a "major terrorist act", ruling there is no evidence of a plot.

Brazil's security forces ban the wearing of masks at Pope Francis's World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro next week.

Nigeria is to withdraw some of its 1,200 soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, the head of regional group Ecowas reveals.

Disturbing images of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect emerge the day after Rolling Stone magazine reveals the accused on its next cover.

Prosecutors who succeeded in having Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny jailed for embezzlement ask for him to be freed pending appeal.

Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy returns to Cambodia days before a general election, after being granted a royal pardon.

People arriving by boat to seek asylum will no longer be resettled in Australia but will go to Papua New Guinea, PM Kevin Rudd announces.

All major towns in Indian-administered Kashmir are under curfew, a day after security forces shot dead four protesters.