A 16-year-old Californian girl attempting to sail solo around the world is safe and well, her parents have said.

The opening game of the first World Cup to be held on African soil kicks off later.

The opening of the World Cup has been marred by the death of Nelson Mandela's great-granddaughter in a car crash.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the latest UN resolution against his country lacks legal value.

Dozens of mourners have attended the funeral of a Mexican teenager allegedly fatally shot by a US Border Patrol agent.

At least 12 people have been killed and 126 wounded during a bout of violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, the Health Ministry have said.