An imam has died and another person was injured in an apparent arson attack on a Shia mosque in the Brussels suburb of Anderlecht, police say.

The capital of the US state of New Jersey faces running out of toilet paper following a months-long dispute over costs.

The funeral of award-winning war reporter Marie Colvin, killed by shelling in the Syrian city of Homs, takes place in Long Island, New York.

A truce has been agreed between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza after four days of deadly clashes, an Egyptian official says.

Authorities in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua ban Los Tigres del Norte band after they played a song which officials say glorifies drug trafficking.

Australia's new Foreign Minister Bob Carr, named by PM Julia Gillard to replace Kevin Rudd two weeks ago is set to be sworn in.

More than 8,000 people have died since protests erupted in Syria, a UN official says, as a peace envoy is due to meet a Syrian opposition group.

Voters in Mississippi and Alabama are set to pick a Republican candidate, with eve-of-ballot polls suggesting a close three-way contest.