At least six people die after heavy rains trigger flash floods in the southern Spanish provinces of Malaga, Murcia and Almeria, officials say.

Honduras assigns soldiers to ride on public buses and protect them from attack as part of a campaign to reduce high levels of violent crime.

China's official news agency warns that no-one is immune from Communist Party discipline, as top politician Bo Xilai is expelled to face criminal charges.

Pope Benedict XVI's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, is to go on trial over the theft of sensitive papers exposing alleged corruption in the Vatican.

Somalia's al-Shabab Islamist militants withdraw from the key port of Kismayo, their last urban stronghold, after an African Union seaborne assault.

Heavy fighting is being reported in Syria's biggest city, Aleppo, with state media saying rebels have suffered big losses in their latest assault.

Top politician Bo Xilai is to be stripped of his seat in China's national legislature, paving the way for corruption and abuse of power charges.

A theatre in the south Russian city of Rostov drops a production of Jesus Christ Superstar after protests by Orthodox Christians.