Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi tells state TV that Osama Bin Laden and his followers are to blame for the protests wracking his country.

Toyota recalls 2.17m vehicles in the US amid reports that accelerator pedals could become stuck in floor mats and carpets.

Algeria's state of emergency is lifted after an official notice is published in the state newspaper limiting the power of the military to get involved in politics.

A former Serbian police officer is jailed for 27 years for his role in the 1999 murder of more than 700 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

US President Barack Obama says the violent crackdown by the Libyan authorities on peaceful protesters is "outrageous and unacceptable".

Cash bonuses for Wall Street bankers fell by 8% to an average $128,530 in 2010, says the New York state comptroller.

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hits a house in the Israeli city of Beersheba, the first such attack since Israel's 2009 offensive in Gaza.

Europe's sophisticated space freighter, Johannes Kepler, is set to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).