The former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, is to be transferred to a military hospital in Cairo after a doctor declared him well enough to travel.

More than 500 people died following Nigeria's presidential elections earlier this month, a human rights group in the country says.

A man is subdued by cabin crew after he pulls out a knife and demands a Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome divert to Tripoli.

Thousands of anti-government protesters stand their ground in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, despite a deal that would see President Saleh stand down.

A Nato air strike on the Libyan capital Tripoli badly damages buildings in Col Muammar Gaddafi's compound, officials and witnesses say.

Australia and New Zealand remember their war dead on Anzac Day, with Australian PM Julia Gillard attending a ceremony in South Korea.

US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head in January, has been declared fit enough to attend her husband's space shuttle launch on Friday.

A fire has swept through a four-storey building in the Chinese capital, Beijing, killing at least 17 people.