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.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rejects an amnesty for the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, despite a recent appeal by a Muslim leader.

Russian scientists say they have found a new type of bacterial life form in water from a buried Antarctic lake.

North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and its crossing point between the two countries.

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

A California coroner says a lion who killed a volunteer intern at a big cat park used its paw to lift a partially closed door and escape a small cage.

A detailed description of a battery fire on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner is released by a US regulator, but no cause is specified.

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