An amendment to the rules at the ICC could mean that Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta gives evidence by video link at his trial in February.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemns a US air strike that he says killed a small child and injured two women in southern Helmand province.

Paraguay's senate bows to public pressure and lifts the immunity of Senator Victor Bogado, who has been accused of corruption.

The head of a Latvian supermarket chain loses his job over controversial comments he made after the collapse of a shop in Riga, which killed 54 people.

Argentina threatens oil businesses operating off the Falkland Islands with prison sentences, fines and confiscation of assets.

Consumer prices in Japan rise at the fastest pace in five years in October, suggesting policymakers' attempts to end years of deflation are working.

Police in Egypt arrest prominent activist Alaa Abdul Fattah, who is accused of calling for protests against a new law restricting demonstrations.

The French parliament is to debate a bill which would crack down on prostitution by imposing hefty fines on anyone paying for sex.