Syria accuses Turkey of lying over its claim that a Syrian-bound plane forced to land in Ankara was carrying Russian-made defence equipment.

An army colonel and eight soldiers are arrested in Guatemala, charged with killing demonstrators during a protest over electricity prices last week.

Commemorations are being held on the Indonesian island of Bali to mark the bombings 10 years ago that killed 202 people.

Norwegian police investigate the theft of some of the Ghanaian Ashanti crown jewels from a Oslo hotel where the king is attending a conference.

A US court overturns a ban on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, dealing a blow to Apple in the ongoing battle between the two rivals.

Egyptian judges label the president's attempt to remove the prosecutor-general as a farce, but pro-government protests are expected later.

Reducing the risk of extinction for threatened species and establishing protected areas for nature will cost the world over $76bn annually.

Pakistan calls for Friday to be observed as a "day of prayer" for the recovery of a 14-year-old girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen.