Walt Disney's quarterly profits beat analyst expectations, which offset losses at its film studio due to the epic flop John Carter.

Portugal adds to its austerity measures with the decision to suspend four of its 14 public holidays for five years.

Jamaica's main political parties are examining a claim that a fraudster donated millions of dollars to their coffers in 2007.

Reports from the US say the would-be suicide attacker in a foiled "underwear bomb" plot was in fact a double agent.

The quantity of small plastic fragments floating in the North Pacific Ocean has increased a hundred fold over the past 40 years.

The artwork Orange, red, yellow by Mark Rothko achieves the highest ever price for a piece of post-war art at auction - $86.9m (£53.8m).

Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib denounces gunmen who attacked his offices in the capital Tripoli as "outlaws".

India's Supreme Court directs the government to suspend a move to reintroduce the cheetah, eradicated by hunting nearly a century ago.