A Roman Catholic priest in Zanzibar receives treatment in hospital after attackers threw acid at him on a street in the island's capital, police say.

Police in Mexico City clash with protesters during an operation to clear a square occupied by teachers demonstrating against education reforms.

Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia dissolves the Seleka rebel group that helped bring him to power in a coup in March.

Supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi clash during protests a day after a state of emergency was extended.

Ethiopia has more than halved its mortality rates for children under the age of five years during the last two decades, new UN statistics show.

A volunteer who helped clean up illegal cannabis farms in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California has died in a fall from a helicopter.

More than 250 people are arrested in Chile after protesters marking the 40th anniversary of the 1973 military coup clash with police.

Argentine police arrest a 19 year-old man accused of hacking into money transfer and gambling websites, who allegedly made $50,000 a month.