Events are to be held in Britain and Argentina to mark the 30th anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands, amid renewed tensions between the countries.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari is to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over lunch in the Indian capital, Delhi, on 8 April, his office announces.

Osama Bin Laden's three widows and two eldest daughters are charged and sentenced for living illegally in Pakistan, their lawyer confirms.

More than 2,000 mourners pay tribute to pioneering US banjo musician Earl Scruggs on Sunday at his public funeral in Nashville.

Ukrainian prosecutors agree to allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment outside of prison.

The resignation of a town mayor in southern Italy following threats from the mafia has exposed the difficulties facing elected officials there.

Syria accepts a deadline of 10 April to begin implementing a six-point peace plan, UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan tells the UN Security Council.

The party of Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes 40 out of 45 seats in a historic poll, local election officials confirm.