At least 16 people have been killed in a series of bombings that struck crowded cafes in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.

The veteran Voyager-1 space probe is close to making the jump to interstellar space, but no-one can say for sure when it will finally happen.

Egypt is bracing for rallies of both supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi, amid tight security in the increasingly polarised nation.

Archaeologists in Peru unearth a royal tomb of the Wari empire, crammed with treasures and mummified bodies from about 1,200 years ago.

Ontario native Anthony Bennett becomes the first-ever Canadian to be picked first in the US professional basketball league's annual player selection.

Gold falls below $1,200, its lowest level in almost three years, after the US Federal Reserve said it would wind down its stimulus programme.

Brazil "lost a great opportunity" to improve public services when it got the 2014 football World Cup, Rio de Janeiro's mayor tells the BBC, as protests continue.

A former Chinese official accused of accepting bribes in a sex tape extortion scandal is jailed for 13 years and fined $48,000.