Nato foreign ministers are gathering in Brussels for an emergency summit to discuss how the alliance should respond to Russia\'s military action in Georgia.
Zimbabwe\'s ruling party and opposition have reportedly failed to reach a power-sharing agreement at a summit of Southern African leaders in Johannesburg.
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon is calling for the Zimbabwean government to lift restrictions on aid deliveries in a bid to stop a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has awarded a medal to the country’s election chief as talks to resolve the nation’s political crisis enter a third day.
The ousted Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has failed to appear before a Bangkok court on corruption charges, amid rumours he has fled to the UK.
