A brain-dead woman kept alive by a hospital in Texas because she was pregnant is taken off life support following a court order.

Fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden alleges that the National Security Agency engaged in industrial espionage, in an interview with German TV.

Five Egyptian embassy staff who were kidnapped in the Libyan capital Tripoli have been released, Libya's deputy foreign minister tells the BBC.

Authorities in Brazil launch an inquiry into the weekend shooting by police of a man following a protest in Sao Paulo against this year's World Cup.

Tunisia's parliament adopts a new constitution - the first since the ousting of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali three years ago.

Google and Samsung sign a global patent cross-licensing agreement aimed at "reducing the potential for litigation" and enhancing innovation.

The Pentagon says the US has carried out a missile strike in Somalia against a suspected militant leader with ties to al-Qaeda and al-Shabab.

The World Bank has pledged $2bn (£1.2bn) in development aid to Burma for projects including energy supply and healthcare. Johan Fisher reports.