A British man has died in the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Foreign Office confirms.

Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed leaves the Indian High Commission in the capital Male, 10 days after seeking refuge to avoid arrest.

A Russian inmate is allowed to remain in Chile and play for a local football club after serving three-year prison sentence for drug smuggling.

The US grounds its entire fleet of F-35 fighters - the Pentagon's most expensive weapons programme - after a cracked engine blade is discovered.

The US government joins a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong after talks with the disgraced cyclist's lawyers broke down.

Thirteen Chadian soldiers and dozens of Islamist rebels are killed in heavy fighting in a mountainous area of northern Mali, Chad's army says.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, spends his first night out of custody after being granted bail.

Six underground storage tanks at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington are leaking but there is no current risk to humans, officials say.