A Texas woman is sentenced to 80 years in prison after being convicted of murder over a fire that killed a 16-month-old boy in child-care at her home.

Fatmir Limaj, a former guerrilla commander in Kosovo who turned to politics, is to be retried on charges of torturing and killing Serb prisoners.

The chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke warns the fiscal cliff is a substantial threat to the recovery of the US economy.

At least 61 people are injured in clashes between protesters and police in Cairo on the anniversary of deadly street battles.

Bolivia imposes a curfew and orders all its citizens to go back home and wait to be counted in the first census there in 11 years.

The UN Security Council backs a resolution calling for sanctions against leaders of rebels in DR Congo, hours after they seized the eastern city of Goma.

Australia transfers the first group of asylum seekers to a processing centre in Papua New Guinea, immigration officials say.

Japan's exports fall for a fifth straight month after demand in China and the European Union weakens, adding to fears about the economy.