Greek leaders pause bailout talks
Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.

Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

Brazil crime up as police strike
Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.

Afghan car bomb attack kills nine
At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.

Panama's Gen Noriega in hospital
Panama's jailed ex-leader Manuel Noriega is moved from his prison cell to hospital, suffering hypertension, and having possibly had a stroke.

Europe cold snap death toll rises
The death toll from freezing weather across Europe continues to climb, with transport links also badly affected.

Three Tibetans 'in fire protest'
Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year.

Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn
Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.

Man, 104, is 'oldest' new citizen
A 104-year-old man is thought to be the oldest person to have become a new British citizen after a ceremony held at Surrey County Council's headquarters.

Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses
Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.