Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda is sworn in as Malawi's president, following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, officials say.

Up to 135 people are now feared dead in an avalanche which hit a military camp in the disputed Kashmir region, a Pakistan army spokesman says.

Authorities in the US city of Tulsa launch a manhunt after a series of shootings which police say may have been racially motivated.

The hacking group Anonymous allegedly blocks access to the UK Home Office website, apparently in protest at government policies.

Bahrain is considering a request from Denmark to transfer political prisoner Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, on hunger strike for almost two months.

A leader of the Colombian left-wing Farc rebel group denies claims the movement has been weakened, as it kills six soldiers at a military checkpoint.

Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi, whose speeches helped inspire the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, has died aged 76, in the United States.

Yemen's main airport closes as air force troops protest at the sacking of their commander, the half-brother of former President Saleh.

Burma's president holds his first talks with Karen rebels in an effort to end one of the world's longest running civil conflicts.

Three prisoners, including one accused of collaborating with Israel, have been hanged in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.