Ethiopian and Somali troops capture Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of al-Shabab Islamist militants, as the UN approves extra African Union troops for Somalia.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces a ballot for the leadership of the Labor party to end a damaging split in the organisation.

Computer firm Hewlett-Packard sees a drop in first-quarter sales, as it attempts to turn itself around under new chief executive Meg Whitman.

The killings of two Western reporters in Homs and the reported deaths of 60 people across Syria trigger Western condemnation of Bashar al'Assad's regime.

A man, understood to be Labour MP Eric Joyce, has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.

African and Western leaders are to discuss the future of Somalia, including the threat from terrorism and piracy, at a major conference in London.

David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".

A new treatment for advanced skin cancer almost doubles survival times, according to an international study.