Portugal's prime minister says the country will exit its three-year bailout this month without needing an emergency line of credit.

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan admits he still does not know the whereabouts of dozens of schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist militants.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius' murder trial resumes on Monday after a two-week break, with his defence team continuing its case.

Opposition leader Juan Carlos Varela wins the presidential election in Panama with almost 40% of the votes.

Residents in the pro-Russian stronghold of Sloviansk fear Ukraine troops will launch an offensive after surrounding the city, witnesses say.

Officials from Australia, Malaysia and China meet to map out a way forward in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.

At least 11 crew members are missing after two ships collided off the coast of southern Hong Kong, a police official says.

South Sudan government troops trying to retake the oil town of Bentiu from rebels have been forced back amid heavy gunfire, a BBC correspondent says.