A German top-flight football match is postponed after the referee tried to kill himself before the game, according to police and league bosses.

Spaniards prepare to vote in parliamentary elections likely to bring a new government into power after a campaign dominated by the economy.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai wins the endorsement of leaders and elders to negotiate a ten-year security partnership with the United States.

An office of Syria's ruling party reportedly comes under attack in Damascus as President Assad defies foreign calls to end his crackdown.

President of Turkey Abdullah Gul says his country still wants to join the EU, before he arrives in London for a three-day state visit to Britain.

Egyptian protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square resist fresh attempts to remove them, following deadly clashes with the security forces on Saturday there and in other cities.

The prime minister of Libya's ruling NTC vows a fair trial for Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam after his capture while trying to flee to Niger.

An explosion at a factory producing melamine in Xintai in Shandong province kills 14 workers.