US House Republicans pledge to vote on a bill to raise the country's borrowing limit, a move that could avoid a battle with the White House.

Boeing halts deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner - which has been suspended from flying due to concerns about its batteries - until the problem is resolved.

Canada's new plastic banknotes feature Norwegian maple leaves, instead of the Canadian sugar maple leaf, according to botanists.

Lance Armstrong questions whether he deserves his "death penalty" punishment which has seen him banned from all sports.

Nations with hostages held by militants at an Algerian gas plant express concern as an "extremely difficult" rescue operation enters a third day.

West African leaders are to meet in Ivory Coast to discuss the unrest in Mali, where regional troops are helping tackle an Islamist insurgency.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud pleads for help from thousands of Somalis in Minnesota, a day after gaining official US recognition.

More than 140 countries at a UN meeting in Geneva agree on a set of legally binding global measures to curb mercury pollution.