The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi goes on TV to warn of civil war in the country, and pledges that the government will "fight to the last bullet".

Japan asks Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands to take action against the anti-whaling group, Sea Shepherd, after it calls off its Antarctic whale hunt.

The tiny Australian town of Speed changes name to SpeedKills in a traffic safety bid for fame.

Paceman Hamish Bennett takes 4-16 as New Zealand thrash Kenya by 10 wickets in their opening World Cup group game.

Life on and near the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico was severely affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a US science conference is told.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing Christian Democrats suffer a heavy defeat in a regional election in the city of Hamburg.

Thailand's economy emerges from recession after a pick up in exports, government figures show.

Tennis players are warned about security ahead of the start of the Mexican Open in the troubled Pacific resort of Acapulco.