The South Korean navy fires warning shots at North Korean fishing boats that crossed disputed borders in the Yellow Sea, reports say.

The 131 Mexican inmates who fled a jail earlier this week escaped through the front door, not a tunnel as was previously reported, officials say.

France's Constitutional Council, a top legal authority, rejects a plea from animal rights campaigners to ban bullfighting.

Kenya's government threatens to fire striking teachers and replace them with graduates and retired teachers if they do not return to work on Friday.

Workers at a South African gold mine owned by AngloGold Ashanti begin a wildcat strike - the latest labour unrest in the country's vital mining industry.

Apple responds to fierce criticism of its mapping software, saying it is working to "improve" the application.

A safety official in China who sparked public outcry after images showed him grinning at the scene of a fatal bus crash is sacked, officials say.

At least six people are killed and 40 others injured as a bomb explodes near a market in Thailand's restive south, police say.