A US university apologises for years of anti-Semitism at its dental school going back decades, involving Jewish students being kicked out.

Nato troops in Afghanistan have been exposed to greater risk of Taliban bomb attacks because of fraud, a US government agency alleges.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrades Spain's credit rating, highlighting a deepening recession and rising pressure on Madrid's finances.

The mother of a US soldier killed in last month's Libya consulate attack says the Romney campaign is using her son's death for political purposes.

Most pirate vessels illegally fishing off Sierra Leone are accredited to export catches to Europe, a report by an environmentalist group says.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro is named vice-president by re-elected President Hugo Chavez, who recently fought a battle with cancer.

US researchers say that mice may have the ability to learn songs based on the sounds they hear.

Chinese PC maker Lenovo replaces Hewlett-Packard as the world's top PC maker, according to figures released by research firm Gartner.