MPs in Kenya vote themselves a $107,000 retirement bonus, in the hope of avoiding a presidential veto which killed a previous attempt.

Jorge Selaron, the Chilean artist who created Rio de Janeiro's brightly coloured Selaron stairs is found dead on the work of art he created.

The founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Claude Nobs, dies days after being involved in a skiing accident.

Rebels fighting the government in the Central African Republic say they have agreed to a conditional, one-week ceasefire following talks in Gabon.

French police hunt the killers of three Kurdish activists - including a co-founder of the militant PKK group - who were found shot dead in Paris.

The US files a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Indonesia's restrictions on imports of horticultural and animal products.

Japanese government approves a fresh 10.3 trillion yen ($116bn; £72bn) stimulus package in an attempt to spur a revival in its economy.

The UN calls for the "swift deployment" of an international force to Mali, after clashes between militant Islamists and government forces.