Seven people die and more than 40 others are admitted to hospital in the Cuban capital, Havana, after drinking a toxic liquid sold as rum.

Vote counting begins after Zimbabwe's hard-fought presidential and parliamentary elections, which monitors say were "orderly and peaceful".

The owner of several New Jersey TGI Friday's chain restaurants is fined for substituting cheap liquor in customers' orders of premium spirits.

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Pakistan for unannounced talks with the newly-elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Conservation group WWF calls on a company to abandon plans to explore for oil in Africa's oldest national park, the Virunga in DR Congo.

The Wikileaks disclosures strained US-Afghan ties, a retired US Army general says at the sentencing hearing of Pte First Class Bradley Manning.

The US Senate approves President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after months of delay.

Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi continue their sit-ins despite a fresh warning from the military-backed cabinet.