Colombia's largest armed groups say they have discussed their 'unification process', as peace talks between the government and Farc rebels resume.

A Bulgarian student who is married to an American man has become the first gay man to have his green-card application granted, says a lawyer.

The state legislature in Texas holds a second special legislative session to revive efforts to limit abortion in the state, amid a mass demonstration.

Football governing body Fifa says tickets for next year's World Cup in Brazil will be the "cheapest ever", with prices to be announced on 19 July.

Egypt's army denies its ultimatum to feuding politicians to resolve the country's crisis within 48 hours amounts to a coup.

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden accuses Barack Obama of blocking his efforts to seek asylum, in his first public statement since fleeing Hong Kong.

Nigerian security forces hunting for 175 men who escaped from a jail in the south-west of the country recapture 54 prisoners, officials say.

The last creatures to survive on Earth will be tiny organisms living deep underground, according to scientists.