Blackberry maker Research in Motion says it will delay the launch of its new phone operating system Blackberry 10 and says it is to cut 5,000 jobs.

A beauty pageant for Holocaust survivors has been held in Israel for the first time, stirring controversy.

China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returns to Earth with its three crew members following a 13-day mission.

The Venezuelan Supreme Court orders the seizure of assets belonging to television channel Globovision, which has been critical of President Hugo Chavez.

Almost one million people are forced to leave their homes by floods in India as torrential rains lash the north-eastern state of Assam.

China says it is planning to set up a special zone to experiment with the yuan's convertibility as it seeks to open up its capital markets.

The United States grants China a six-month reprieve from financial sanctions for buying Iranian oil.

US archaeologists working in southern China find the oldest known sample of pottery, used to cook food or maybe to brew alcohol.