Tunisia's ousted President Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia in January, is to go on trial in absentia on 20 June on conspiracy and other charges.

Standard & Poor's cuts Greece's credit rating three notches from B to CCC, making it the world's least credit-worthy country.

US President Barack Obama says the scandal surrounding Congressman Anthony Weiner would lead him to resign if he was in the same position.

Serena Williams speaks of her joy at returning to tennis after a traumatic year in which she felt like she was on her "death bed" at one point.

The International Monetary Fund shortlists Christine Lagarde and Agustin Carstens as candidates for the fund's top job.

The unemployment rate in Gaza is among the highest in the world, a UN report finds, as Israel's blockade of the coastal strip enters its fifth year.

US officials order a security review after the US Senate website was hacked at the weekend by a group identifying itself as Lulz Security.

More than 70% of weapons used in criminal activities in Mexico stem from the US, according to a US Congressional report.