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CHINA
Six sentenced to death over Xinjiang riots
Six people have been sentenced to death in China's western Xinjiang region over July's ethnic violence between the Uighur minority and Han Chinese majority that left almost 200 dead, Chinese media have reported.
SOMALIA
Islamist factions shred alliance in battle for port city
Hundreds of families have fled the southern city of Kismayo amid heavy clashes after rival Islamist factions al Shabaab and Hezb al-Islam ended their uneasy alliance and battled for control of the strategic port city.
UGANDA
Deadly riots lead to over 550 arrests
The recent political riots in Uganda's capital Kampala have left 14 people dead and resulted in more than 550 arrests, police have reported. The security services are making their presence felt in an attempt to calm the situation.
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UGANDA
Scores killed in Kampala tribal riot
At least 11 people have died in the recent unrest in Kampala, hospital official have said. The clash between government police and supporters of the Baganda tribal ruler erupted after its leader planned to visit the flashpoint town of Kayunga.
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CHINA
Chinese court sentences syringe attacker to 15 years in jail
A 19 year-old has been jailed for 15 years in the first legal action to be taken over a series of syringe attacks that have blighted China's Muslim-majority Xinjiang region. Police in the city have received reports of more than 500 such attacks.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Army defuses massive bomb, hours after loyalists agree to disarm
Security forces in Northern Ireland discovered and defused a massive 270-kilo roadside bomb on Tuesday, hours after the last remaining loyalist paramilitary groups pledged to decommission weapons within six months.
IRAN
Authorities order closure of opposition figure Karoubi's office
The office of defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi was shut down by Tehran's prosecutor and one of his top aides has been detained. The closure comes a day after security forces raided the office of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi.
CHINA
Uneasy calm returns to Urumqi after sacking of Chinese officials
The city of Urumqi has settled down after Chinese authorities sacked two local officials on Saturday. The move followed days of ethnic unrest sparked by an apparent spate of syringe attacks, which the Han Chinese blamed on Uighur separatists.
CHINA
Top officials sacked after deadly unrest in Urumqi
China has sacked the Communist Party head in Urumqi, the restive capital of Xinjiang province, as an uneasy calm creeps in after days of ethnic unrest in which five people have been killed. The regional police chief has also been dismissed.
CHINA
Urumqi creeps back to uneasy calm after deadly protests
An uneasy calm has returned to Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang region, after days of protests over simmering ethnic tensions between local Uighurs and Han Chinese in which five people are said to have died.
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