Ethiopia's government has temporarily banned its citizens from travelling abroad to look for work, the state-run Erta news agency reports.

The gender gap is narrowing across the world, a World Economic Forum report suggests, with Nordic countries leading the way but Arab nations lagging behind.

Dozens of people are injured in an explosion and fire at a sweet factory in the northern Mexico city of Ciudad Juarez, officials say.

Greenland gives UK-based London Mining a 30-year licence to build and operate an iron ore mine, employing up to 3,000 mainly Chinese workers.

A high court in China is set to rule on the appeal of top politician Bo Xilai, jailed for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.

Archaeologists in Peru find two mummies thought to be more than 1,000 years old at an ancient burial site in a suburb of the capital, Lima.

Voters in Madagascar go to the polls on Friday, the first election since the military-backed coup four years ago.

Germany and France are to seek talks with the US to settle a row over spying, as espionage claims continue to overshadow an EU summit in Brussels.