President Obama tells a Nato summit there are "hard days ahead" in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.

Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic is elected president of Serbia beating incumbent Boris Tadic in a run-off vote, and vowing to stay on the EU path.

UK customers of HSBC report problems using cash machines, making card payments and online transactions, but the bank says the problem is fixed.

Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content".

An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, is set to take place across east Asia and the western US on Monday.

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least seven people, causing "significant damage" to the region's cultural heritage.

Shelling by Syrian forces kills 34 people, according to the British-based group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US.

World number two Maria Sharapova recovers from a set and 4-0 down to beat Li Na and defend her Italian Open crown in Rome.

People in the Dominican Republic vote for a new president, in a tight contest between two old political rivals and a campaign dominated by inflation concerns.