Ukraine postpones a regional summit amid a boycott over Kiev's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

A bomb plot by al-Qaeda in Yemen involving an updated "underwear bomb" was foiled by a person who infiltrated a terror cell, US officials say.

Greece's far-left will try to form an anti-austerity government, after parties backing an international bailout fail to assemble a coalition.

The Australian government is set to end four years of public spending deficits and return to a surplus this year, as it sets out its budget.

The opposition Progressive Liberal Party wins a general election in the Bahamas, amid concerns over unemployment and a rising murder rate.

Almost 100 pilots of Air India call in sick amid a dispute over training for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.

Failed US Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announces support for his former rival Mitt Romney, in a late-night email to supporters.

Interpol issues a worldwide Red Notice alert for the arrest of fugitive Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi who is accused of running deaths squads.