Cuban President Raul Castro warns that the island's revolution is at stake if his proposed economic reforms are not adopted.

Belarus is due to vote in a presidential election, with authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko widely expected to secure a fourth term.

Police fire shots to disperse disgruntled fans in DR Congo, after TP Mazembe lose 3-0 to Inter Milan in the Club World Cup final.

Russia is seriously concerned that tensions between North and South Korea over planned military exercises will escalate further, as the UN Security Council prepares to meet.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon rejects a call from incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo for UN troops to leave Ivory Coast as tensions escalate after the disputed presidential poll.

Four suicide bombers kill four members of the Afghan security forces in Kunduz province, and Afghan soldiers are targeted in a Kabul attack.

Venezuela reiterates its opposition to the man likely to become the next US ambassador and vows to send him home.

A fire at a budget hotel in the northern Philippines has killed 15 people and injured 12, officials say.