The new head of the Pakistani Taliban, Mullah Fazlullah, rules out peace talks with the government, vowing revenge for his predecessor's killing.

Brazil demands an explanation from internet giant Google about private wi-fi data allegedly collected while photographing for its Street View maps.

The wife of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, currently on trial, says he is "steadfast" after visiting him in jail.

William Potts, who hijacked an American airliner in 1984 and forced it to take him to Cuba, has returned to the US.

US President Barack Obama apologises to Americans whose health insurance plans have been cancelled as a result of his signature health law.

Libyan militias clash in Tripoli, with heavy gunfire heard in several parts of the capital, as the government struggles to assert its authority.

A man is arrested in connection with a series of blasts outside a local Communist Party office in Shanxi province, police and state media say.

US Secretary of State John Kerry unexpectedly flies to Geneva to join talks on Iran's nuclear programme amid hopes a deal may be within reach.