Kosovo's parliament re-elects Hashim Thaci as prime minister, despite allegations that he has been involved in organ-trafficking.

The leader of a group opposing illegal immigration is sentenced to death for the 2009 murder of a nine-year-old girl and her father in the US state of Arizona.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key declares a national state of emergency as the death toll from Tuesday's earthquake in Christchurch rises to 75.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is being investigated for allegedly misusing public funds in 2004 to promote low-interest loans.

Scientists name a new dinosaur species discovered in Utah "thunder-thighs" because of the huge thigh muscles it would have had in life.

Peruvian President Alan Garcia suspends relations with Libya over the use of force against civilians in anti-government protests there.

The UN Security Council condemns the Libyan authorities for using force against protesters, calling for those responsible to be held to account.

Four men are sentenced to death for a series of deadly attacks in Xinjiang last year, China's state-controlled media has reported.