A young Indian woman who died following a gang-rape attack on a bus has been cremated in a ceremony in the capital, Delhi.

Egypt allows a shipment of construction materials to enter the Gaza Strip from its territory for the first time since 2007.

African Union head Thomas Boni Yayi is due to arrive in the Central African Republic as rebel forces continue to advance towards the capital Bangui.

A bomb targeting buses carrying Shia Muslim pilgrims in southwest Pakistan kills at least 19 people, local officials say.

At least three suspected al-Qaeda militants are killed by a US drone strike in south-western al-Bayda province, local officials say.

Syrian government forces push rebels out of the Deir Baalbeh district of the city of Homs after days of fighting, amid allegations of a massacre.

Egypt will soon resume talks with the International Monetary Fund over a crucial $4.8bn (£3bn) loan to shore up the economy, the prime minister says, as the currency weakens further.

Former Argentine Finance Minister Felisa Miceli is sentenced to four years in jail for corruption after about $52,000 was found in her office bathroom.