Algeria agrees to host an international summit on ways of tackling Islamist militancy in the Sahara desert, after four-nation talks in Mali.

Three Somali men plead guilty in a US court to piracy charges for their role in a hijacking that ended in the deaths of four Americans.

A woman is questioned in California for allegedly trying to sell a chunk of moon rock to an undercover Nasa investigator for $1.7m.

Another teammate of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong joins those alleging he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.

The US Coast Guard closes a five-mile stretch of the flood-swollen Mississippi River after three barges break their tow lines and sink.

US-educated businessman Daniel-Gerard Rouzier is Haitian President Michel Martelly's choice for prime minister.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards defy a ban and continue a Madrid protest against the government's economic policies, on the eve of local elections.

Chinese and South Korean leaders will start a visit to Japan by touring Fukushima prefecture, where a nuclear plant was damaged by the March earthquake and tsunami.