Libya's interim government forces say they have captured the airport at Sirte, a stronghold of forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.

Chinese scientists clone Zhu Jianqiang, a castrated pig which became a hero after surviving the devastating 2008 Sichuan earthquake, a report says.

A video message emerges in Nigeria purportedly featuring a suicide bomber alleged to have carried out the attack on the UN headquarters last month.

Forces loyal to ousted Libyan leader Col Mummar Gaddafi launch fresh attacks around the town of Bani Walid.

Russian media mogul Alexander Lebedev, who owns two UK newspapers, punches a guest off his seat during a TV economic debate in Moscow.

Pregnant women who eat low-fat yoghurt daily can increase the risk of their child developing asthma and hay fever, a study says.

Eight people are arrested after raids by Hong Kong police produce their largest ever cocaine seizure, worth $77m (£49m).

Pakistani soldiers exchange fire with Taliban gunmen for the debris of a US drone which crashed in the north-west tribal area of South Waziristan.