Egypt's army says it will guarantee the right to peaceful protest amid calls for rallies by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

The Commons will vote later on whether to hold an "in-out" referendum on UK membership of the European Union, after a Tory MP puts forward a bill.

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest mobile phone and TV maker, has forecast weaker-than-expected profits for the April to June quarter.

About 1,000 Afghan refugees have left Karachi to return home after 20 years in exile in Pakistan.

North Korea has agreed to hold talks on the Kaesong industrial complex, hours after the South called for a meeting.

Union leader Len McCluskey says he has "no trust" in Labour's handling of a row over the selection of a candidate, which saw the party's election chief quit.

President Evo Morales has threatened to close the US embassy in Bolivia, blaming Washington for urging European countries to ban his plane.

China and Russia are beginning joint naval drills which Beijing has described as the country's largest with a foreign partner.