Somalia, a footballer for Brazilian club Botafogo, will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped when he was late for training, police say.

The US state department summons Tunisia's ambassador to Washington to express concerns about protests in the North African country.

President Obama signs a law effectively barring him from using taxpayer dollars to empty the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says Southern Sudan is not ready for independence, and will face instability if it votes for secession.

Gunmen kidnap two Frenchmen at a restaurant in the capital of Niger, Niamey, security sources and eyewitnesses say.

An Icelandic MP says US officials have subpoenaed personal details from Twitter relating to her activities with the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.

One of the Chilean miners rescued in October after 69 days underground has fulfilled a dream: visiting Graceland, former home of Elvis Presley.

North Korea says it wants "unconditional and early" reopening of talks with the South, days after a similar offer was rejected by Seoul.