Swedish women post photos of themselves in traditional Muslim headscarves in a show of solidarity with a woman attacked apparently for wearing a veil.

The CIA releases documents which for the first time acknowledge its key role in the 1953 coup which ousted Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq.

A district court in California gives state authorities permission to force-feed dozens of prisoners on hunger strike for more than six weeks.

Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Mohammed Badie is arrested in Cairo, Egyptian officials say, as security forces continue a crackdown on Islamists.

Using the Terrorism Act to detain the partner of a Guardian reporter who published revelations about US and UK security services was "legally and procedurally sound", UK police say.

A UN panel is beginning hearings in the South Korean capital Seoul on human rights abuses inside North Korea.

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf is indicted over his failure to prevent the death of opposition leader and former PM Benazir Bhutto.

The 87-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke escapes unscathed after his car bursts into flames on a freeway in the Los Angeles area.