Forces loyal to Libya's new government take control of the strategic southern town of Sabha, which straddles the main road south to Niger.

A BBC Newsnight investigation uncovers evidence of secret payments from an Azerbaijani to boxing organisers, which whistleblowers allege is part of a deal to secure two gold medals at London 2012.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's fiery attack on Western nations in a speech to the UN General Assembly prompts a mass walkout by diplomats.

The chief suspect in a trial over a bombing, which killed 17 in the Morrocan city of Marrakesh in April, denies any involvement during a court appearance.

Opposition leader Michael Sata is declared the winner of Zambia's presidential election after a tight race against incumbent Rupiah Banda.

Tens of thousands of Chilean students and teachers march in Santiago in the latest mass demonstration to demand reform to the public education system.

A lock of hair has helped scientists to piece together the genome of Australian Aborigines and rewrite the history of human dispersal around the world.

Paraguay slaughters 1,000 cattle to tackle an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that has forced the suspension of beef exports.