Pro-West president inaugurates building on independence day in industrial city Kutaisi some 220km from capital Tbilisi.

International condemnation after at least 90 people, including 32 children, were killed in Syria's Homs province.

Military leader Jose Zamora Induta, who fled in aftermath of last month's coup, detained in Senegal's Casamance region.

Third-place candidate Hamdeen Sabahi makes vote-rigging allegations, as two frontrunners seek rivals' support in runoff.

Paolo Gabriele, who helped dress and serve pope, charged with leaking papers alleging intrigue and graft inside Vatican.

Baku song contest host faces criticism over lack of transparency in funding contest and checkered human rights record.

Voters queue to cast ballots in high-altitude African kingdom in election that could fail to produce clear winner.

Thousands head for Mogadishu as government and African Union troops shake al-Qaeda-linked rebels' grip on Afgoye.

Christine Lagarde says she is more concerned by plight of African children than country facing tough austerity measures.

Police arrest 18-year-old man after two of same age killed and seven others wounded by shooting from rooftop.

Children among scores of people reportedly killed in Homs province, as UN chief calls violence "unacceptable".

Dual site agreed for Square Kilometre Array with antennae to be located in New Zealand and across nine African nations.

Pedro Hernandez, who confessed to choking to death the 6-year-old boy in 1979, was charged with second-degree murder.

President rejects parts of bill regulating how much land farmers must preserve as forest.

Ban-Ki moon blames the regime for 'unacceptable' violence as activists say 50 civilians killed in Homs.

Early results suggest Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi will face Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister, in mid-June vote.

Barcelona seal a record 26th Copa del Rey title as Pep Guardiola's glittering era draws to an end at the Catalan giants.

Police detain about 35 anti-government protesters on eve of high-profile Eurovision song contest final in Baku.

Bomb-laden vehicle smashes into school in northern al-Jawf province where Shia rebels had gathered for prayers.

Afgoye town captured from al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab fighters, as AU and Somalia troops clear areas around Mogadishu.