Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez is "battling for his life" following his latest cancer treatment in Cuba, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro says.

At least five Iraqis died when a crowded restaurant boat used for a private party sank in the Tigris river in Baghdad, officials say.

Groupon's founder and CEO, Andrew Mason, is ousted after another quarterly loss prompts a 24% slide in the share price of the US online voucher firm.

The suspected gunman in a Las Vegas shooting and multiple car crash that left three dead is arrested in California, ending a week-long manhunt.

South African President Jacob Zuma condemns an incident captured on video showing a taxi driver being dragged through the streets by a police van.

The SNTE teachers' union in Mexico picks a new leader after previous head Elba Esther Gordillo was charged on Wednesday with fraud.

A Beijing restaurant is refusing to serve customers from three Asian neighbours currently involved in maritime disputes with China, provoking an online outcry.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman at a game in Pyongyang.