Greek police make 33 arrests after anti-austerity protesters storm the Athens offices of employment minister Yiannis Vroutsis.

AC Milan football fans clash with Italian police as they celebrate a proposed transfer of striker Mario Balotelli from Manchester City.

French forces secure the Malian town of Kidal, paving the way for the next phase in ousting Islamist militants from the vast north of the country.

US President Barack Obama says immigration reform could be achieved within six months, in an interview with Spanish-language TV channel Telemundo.

The mystery of why homing pigeons get lost when released from a particular location in the US may have been solved.

People hurting animals in Mexico City face a fine and up to four years in jail, according to legislation coming into force on Thursday.

Fourteen people plead guilty to "encouraging mass violence" during a high-profile environmental protest in Qidong, Chinese state media say.

Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez says she has been granted a passport after years of being denied the right to travel abroad.