The Taliban have freed 17 young men from north-west Pakistan who they seized four months ago, officials say.

Some 30 people are arrested after clashes between police and illegal street traders in Malawi's capital Lilongwe - forcing the army to intervene.

US bookseller Barnes & Nobel says it is considering options for its Nook e-book division and predicts it will make a bigger than expected loss.

Six Chilean firefighters die battling the latest in a series of forest fires to ravage the south of the country.

A Turkish court orders an ex-military chief, Gen Ilker Basbug, to be remanded in custody pending trial over an alleged plot against the government.

The ousted boss of Olympus gives up on his attempts to regain control of the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker.

President Felipe Calderon inaugurates the Baluarte bridge in northern Mexico, which at 402m is now the tallest bridge in the world.

The US and Colombia attempt to unravel the mystery of how a 14-year-old US runaway was deported to Colombia after giving officials a fake name.