Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh says the line-up of a new government has been agreed and will be presented to the president on Friday.

Facebook redesigns its site to offer a less cluttered news feed that increases the size of adverts and other posts.

Leaders from Latin America and beyond gather in the Venezuelan capital Caracas for the state funeral of President Hugo Chavez.

Burma's opposition National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, holds its first ever congress, after years of suppression under military rule.

A comet called C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs is lighting up the skies as it makes a fly past of Earth.

Scientists have their best estimate yet for the amount of ice in Antarctica - 26-and-a-half-million cubic km.

Kenya's presidential rivals are awaiting the results of a marathon count of Monday's election, with Uhuru Kenyatta just under the 50% mark needed for victory.

Brazilian football star Bruno Fernandes is jailed for 22 years for ordering the murder of a former girlfriend whose body was never found.