A New York judge frees a man unjustly convicted of murdering a rabbi 23 years ago, offering what she acknowledged was a "grossly inadequate" apology.

As the Senate in Brazil debates reform of abortion laws, the body that regulates medical practice backs the legalisation of abortion on request.

Newly released papers from Margaret Thatcher's personal archive reveal senior Tories were initially sceptical about going to war over the Falklands.

Doctors in Canada remove a knife from an unwitting man's back more than three years after he was stabbed in a fight.

A US agency says it found no proof that years of army drills on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques caused higher levels of illness.

Xi Jinping heads to Russia on the first stop of his maiden overseas tour as president of China, with a visit to Africa to follow.

Kevin Rudd rules out "100%" any return to the Australian Labor Party leadership, as political ructions continue after Thursday's abortive ballot.

Cypriot MPs are to vote on new measures o raise the funds the country needs to secure vital bailout before Monday's deadline.