Canadian author Alice Munro wins the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, making her only the 13th woman to receive the award.

Japan Airlines says it has turned around two of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft during flights due to technical problems.

Nations have begun signing a legally binding treaty designed to curb mercury pollution and the use of the toxic metal in products around the globe.

The US, UK and France, along with the UN, condemn the brief abduction of Libya's PM by militiamen and pledge continued support for its transition to democracy.

Navy Vice-Adm Timothy Giardina is relieved of duty overseeing the US nuclear weapons command after an investigation into his alleged illegal gambling.

Cuba appoints new editors for Granma and Juventud Rebelde in an attempt to rejuvenate the island's tightly controlled media.

North Korea is due to open its first multi-million dollar ski resort on Thursday complete with ski runs, ski lifts, resort chalets and sleigh rides.

A French MP has sparked outrage and been fined, after he mocked a female colleague by clucking like a chicken in parliament.