Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz is wounded in what appears to be accidental shooting in the capital, Nouakchott, officials say.

Fifteen people have now been killed and nearly 200 others have fallen ill in an outbreak of fungal meningitis in 13 US states, say health officials.

Two Peruvian policemen are killed in an ambush by suspected left-wing rebels in the southern jungle region of Cusco, officials say.

Lithuanians are electing a new parliament in a vote seen in the wider EU as a test for austerity as an answer to the economic crisis.

Five Royal Marines are charged with murder in connection with an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the MoD confirms.

A US cruiser collides with a nuclear submarine during naval exercises off the Atlantic coast, reportedly causing damage to sonar equipment.

Sebastian Vettel takes a dominant victory in the Korean GP to lead the world championship from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

Burma's army-backed ruling party is to choose a new leadership team ahead of 2015 elections after the party was trounced in April's polls.