Thousands of Chinese tourists are stranded for up to 10 hours at a famous beauty spot in Sichuan after a bus dispute disrupts the transport system.

Chinese web users criticise Apple after the company pulled an iPhone app which enabled users to bypass firewalls and access restricted internet sites.

A court in Saudi Arabia jails four young men and sentences them to thousands of lashes after one was filmed dancing naked on a car, media reports say.

A new dress code imposed by a university head in southern Hungary prompts students to strip off to their underwear in protest.

Wendy Davis, the Democratic Texas senator who won fame trying to block anti-abortion legislation with a marathon speech, runs for Texas governor.

Residents along the US Gulf Coast have been placed on alert as an approaching tropical storm threatens damaging winds, heavy rain and high tides.

Prosecutors in Argentina request a six-year prison term for former President Fernando de la Rua over a bribery scandal.

In a posting on the company's website, the photo sharing service Instagram announces it will start placing ads in US users photo streams.