Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians join demonstrations across the country against government corruption, the second such protests in less than a month.

The Colombian attorney general investigates a group of generals for their alleged roles in the murder of civilians in the "false positives" scandal.

Nigerian opposition makes gains in elections for state governors and assemblies, in the final round of the election process.

The far-right Jobbik party in Hungary has won its first ever individual constituency seat in parliament after a narrow victory in a by-election.

Supporters of deceased Gabonese opposition figure Andre Mba Obame set fire to the embassy of Benin during unrest in Gabon's capital, Libreville.

Australia says it expects the plunging price of iron ore - its biggest export - to slash revenue forecasts by A$25bn (£13bn; $19bn) over the next four years.

Jiang Jiemin, the former energy chief who oversaw state-owned companies, has gone on trial for corruption, Chinese media say.

A bomb explodes outside Morocco's embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, hours after two people were shot dead at the South Korean embassy.