Officials have met in Canada to discuss international aid to Haiti and as a prelude to a larger donor conference expected due in March.

Iraq has executed Ali Hassan al-Majeed, the Saddam Hussein henchman widely known as "Chemical Ali", for crimes against humanity.

Three explosions have struck central Baghdad killing at least 11 people.

Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman has said sabotage is unlikely in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane off the coast of Lebanon.

China has widened its attack against US criticisms of Internet censorship, raising the stakes in the dispute between the superpowers.

He may be suffering from failing domestic popularity but Indonesia's president has found time to release his third album of pop songs.