A Iraq-born Canadian citizen should be extradited to the US on charges he was linked to at least two deadly suicide bombings in Iraq, a judge rules.

The UN Security Council says it intends to impose sanctions against leaders of the M23 rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Demonstrators in Panama clash with police after a new law is approved allowing the sale of state-owned land in the free trade zone of Colon.

Big Tex, a 52ft (16m) tall metal cowboy who watched over the Texas State Fair for 60 years, is destroyed by a fire two days before festivities end.

Local elections are to be held in the West Bank against a backdrop of internal divisions, the first Palestinian polls in more than six years.

The National Hockey League cancels 53 additional matches until 1 November, with no end in sight to a labour dispute with the players' union.

Negotiators from the Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels set the stage for their first direct talks for a decade, addressing reporters in Norway.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney derides US President Barack Obama, saying his rival has "no agenda" worthy of a second term in office.