Former German chancellor Angela Merkel&s memoirs will be released in late November, nearly three years after the end of her 16-year tenure at the helm of one of Europe&s biggest powers, her publisher said.

Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province, has erupted, spewing thick grey ash and dark clouds 5,000 metres (16,400ft) into the sky for five minutes, officials said.

Joe Biden&s campaign is set to host a major fundraising event in Los Angeles in June, enlisting help from the likes of former president Barack Obama and Hollywood stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

Georgia's parliament has given the green light for a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country's aspirations to join the European Union, a day after police dispersed the latest protests against it.