The daughter of Libya's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi has been abducted after leaving a prison in Tripoli, officials say.

Japan is to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to stem leaks of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the government says.

Nelson Mandela's discharge from hospital after nearly three months of treatment shows he has made "progress", South African President Jacob Zuma says.

Eleven supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi are been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of attacking the army.

Former President Carlos Menem appears in court in Argentina accused of falsifying his tax returns, charges he denies.

A tiny frog with no ears hears using its mouth cavity as a "resonator" to convey sound signals to its brain, research reveals.

China sacks Jiang Jiemin, responsible for overseeing state-owned companies and a former energy chief, amid a corruption probe, Chinese media say.

Anti-terrorist police in Sri Lanka question a BBC journalist over phone conversations he had with two Tamil prisoners.