Outbreaks of violence mar key municipal elections in Kosovo, with masked men forcing the early closure of a polling centre in Mitrovica.

Leaders of the intelligence committees in the US Congress both reject the idea of clemency for fugitive intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.

US Secretary of State John Kerry lands in Saudi Arabia on the second stop of his regional tour, after calling for a transition to democracy in Egypt.

South Korea's president highlights a deep rift with Japan in a BBC interview, as the region struggles to rein in North Korea's nuclear capability.

Following a tip-off from US anti-drugs agents, the Colombian navy makes a huge seizure of cocaine near the Dominican Republican.

Egypt is on high alert ahead of the scheduled start of the trial of former President Mohammed Morsi, who was removed from power in July.

A turboprop airplane crashes and catches fire trying to land in heavy rain in Bolivia's Amazon region, killing at least eight people.

Brazil and Germany submit a draft resolution to the UN calling for the right to privacy in the digital age, amid a bitter row over US espionage.