Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a second strike in protest at austerity measures.
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
Former rebels in DR Congo, now in the army, are running mafia-style extortion rackets in mines, campaigners say.
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.
Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.
Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say
Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem.
Italy signs a deal with Google to put online the contents of its two national libraries, including works by Dante and Galileo.
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert.
An elephant in a Sydney zoo shocks vets by giving birth to a live baby elephant who appears to have survived labour in a coma in the womb.
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.
Lyon draw 1-1 in the Bernebau to earn a 2-1 aggregate win over Real Madrid.
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