Source: BBC World
Eritrea denies claims from an Ethiopian official that it was behind the kidnapping of five British people.
Danish police say they have arrested nearly 600 people in three days of protests over the eviction of squatters.
People across the world watch the moon turn red as the first lunar eclipse in more than three years takes place.
Nigeria holds the final ceremony inaugurating the spiritual head of the country's estimated 70 million Muslims.
The Nigerian film Ezra takes the top prize at the biennial African Film Festival, Fespaco, in Burkina Faso.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pays a brief visit to Saudi Arabia for rare talks between the two powers.
US President George W Bush visits the school in Alabama where eight pupils died in a tornado two days ago.
A car bomb in Ramadi kills 11 civilians and a policeman a day after 14 policemen were found with their throats slit.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki describes the killers of 14 policemen as "cowards", and vows to catch them.
Russian riot police break up a rare rally by opponents to President Vladimir Putin in central St Petersburg.
