The husband of a woman murdered on her honeymoon in South Africa plotted his wife's death, a court in South Africa is told.

The US Supreme Court agrees to consider Wal-Mart's challenge to a major class-action lawsuit alleging the retail chain discriminated against female employees.

US President Barack Obama says a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans.

Unidentified assailants who apparently tried to extort money from the owners of a kindergarten set the building on fire.

The US and Nato have drawn up plans to defend Baltic nations against Russia, latest US cables disclosed by Wikileaks show.

Five suspected militants die in a US drone strike in north-western Pakistan, Pakistani officials say.

East Asia is leading world economic recovery but risks of currency inflows and inflation will challenge future growth, says the Asian Development Bank.

Canada is "deeply concerned" over a reported death sentence given to an Iranian-born Canadian for allegedly designing an adult website.