Rowdy scenes break out at stores across the US as shoppers jostle to buy Nike's new Air Jordans, echoing violence over the shoe in the early 1990s.

A teenager is arrested on suspicion of murdering a 76-year-old man whose body was found in his Cambridgeshire home.

Cuban President Raul Castro says 2,900 prisoners, including some convicted of political crimes, will be in the next few days as a goodwill gesture.

Brazil fines US oil giant Chevron $5.4m (£3.5m) for breach of its environmental licence when it tackled an oil spill in November.

The UN Security Council condemns suicide blasts that killed 44 peoplein Syria's capital Damascus, but remains divided over months-long protests.

Cardiff Blues prove too strong for neighbours Newport Gwent Dragons in the Pro12 League.

Wales centre Jamie Roberts limped out of Cardiff Blues' Pro12 defeat by Newport Gwent Dragons.

The head of the British Army, Gen Sir Peter Wall, has made a pre-Christmas visit to UK forces in Afghanistan to thank them for their work.