Iceland's most active volcano has started erupting, although scientists say it is unlikely to cause the kind of ash clouds which disrupted air travel in 2010.

UK Chancellor George Osborne is to formally nominate Christine Lagarde for the post of managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

The northern Sudanese army is in control of Abyei on the border with South Sudan, the UN confirms, following days of clashes.

A home-made armoured vehicle believed to belong to a drug gang is seized in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.

Spain is poised to go to the polls in regional elections overshadowed by mass protest rallies in cities across the country.

Australian actor Bill Hunter, known for his roles in Gallipoli, Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, dies aged 71 in Melbourne.

The former head of the International Monetary Fund is released from a New York City jail after posting $1m cash bail.

The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea are holding a trilateral summit in Tokyo expected to focus on Japan's continuing nuclear crisis.