The body of a Polish soldier who said he wanted to plant his nation's flag on Mount Hood in Oregon has been found on the frozen peak, authorities say.

Members of Libya's minority Berber community storm the parliament building in Tripoli during a protest demanding recognition in the new constitution.

UN officials have begun inspecting an arms shipment found on a North Korean ship, Panama's security minister says.

A gun instructor in the US state of Ohio accidentally shoots a student in the arm in a class for people seeking permits to carry a concealed firearm.

The Taliban have kidnapped a female Afghan MP as she and her children were travelling in a rural area south of the capital Kabul, the authorities say.

Brazilian Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo says the pace of construction must be accelerated if stadiums are to be ready on schedule for the 2014 World Cup.

UK oil giant BP is suing the US government for blocking the company from new federal contracts.

At least 18 sailors are feared to be trapped on board an Indian submarine that caught fire after an explosion in a Mumbai dockyard, officials say.