Eleven crew members of a Malaysian-registered ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2010 are freed.

One of Fifa's main sponsors, Sony, calls for an investigation into the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Argentina's players pose behind a banner supporting their country's claims to the Falkland Islands before a friendly.

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes admits that his city will not be able to clean the polluted bay where Olympic sailing will take place in 2016.

Voters in Kosovo are to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections, which are seen as a vital test for the territory's EU ambitions.

Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is to be sworn in as Egypt's new president after winning by a landslide in May's elections.

Three inmates make a daring escape from a prison in Canada's Quebec province using a helicopter, police say.

US authorities investigate death threats to the father of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier freed by the Taliban after five years in captivity.