Thousands of people in eastern El Salvador are leaving their homes as the Chaparrastique volcano spews hot ash and smoke into the air.

Thousands of children are likely to have been separated from their families as a result of the latest violence in South Sudan, an aid agency warns.

Three Al-Jazeera journalists are arrested in Egypt's capital Cairo for allegedly holding illegal meetings with the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

At least 12 people are killed in a blast in the Russian city of Volgograd, in what officials say is the second suicide attack there in two days.

A ship stranded in East Antarctica remains stuck as rescue efforts are thwarted by fierce winds, with an Australian icebreaker forced to turn back.

One fan dies and another 20 are injured during violent clashes at a Malawi Super League match between Mighty Wanderers and Silver Strikers.

Police in China's restive Xinjiang region shoot dead eight people during a violent clash on Monday, a state news portal says.

Gunfire is heard at several locations in DR Congo's capital, including the state TV HQ, but President Kabila's government says the situation is now under control.