At least two people die as an apparent Nato air strike hits a three-storey house in a residential area of the Libyan capital Tripoli.

The white dress worn by Marilyn Monroe sells for $4.6m (£2.8m) in an auction of actress Debbie Reynold's film memorabilia.

Greek PM George Papandreou calls on MPs to show unity and back the cabinet in its economic rescue plans.

Nato admits "a weapons systems failure" may have led to civilian casualties in Sunday's air strike in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

Venezuela's authorities bring in extra troops to regain full control of a jail in the capital Caracas, following riots between rival gangs.

The most senior UN official for refugees is to visit the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa to where thousands of people have fled unrest in north Africa.

Clarence Clemons - the saxophonist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band - dies aged 69 in a Florida hospital a week after suffering a stroke.

Sri Lanka's president receives a US court summons over cases filed by relatives of Tamil victims of alleged extra-judicial killings during the civil war.