Italian divers "unpack a wall of people" from the sunken hull of a boat carrying African migrants that sank off Lampedusa island on Thursday.

The head of Bolivia's coca control agency is arrested over accusations of illegally selling seized coca, document fraud and extortion.

Romania's deputy prime minister Liviu Dragnea is charged with voting fraud in a referendum that failed to oust President Traian Basescu.

Electronic cigarettes would become a medicinal product under new proposals from the EU Commission being considered by MEPs.

The US Federal Reserve issues a new high-tech $100 banknote, comprising several new security features designed to beat the counterfeiters.

Protesters demonstrating in support of teachers receiving better pay in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo clash with police.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is embroiled in a row over expenses claims, less than a month after taking office.

Powerful Typhoon Fitow has killed at least five people in China, with four others missing, Chinese media report.