An Iraqi deputy prime minister survives an ambush on his convoy west of the capital Baghdad, his office says.

DNA tests confirm that a man found in a snowdrift in Norway suffering from amnesia is from the Czech Republic, police say.

US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius resigns following problems with the launch of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.

Israel is to impose sanctions against the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for signing a number of international treaties.

Environmentalists in Ecuador say they have enough signatures for a referendum on controversial oil drilling plans for an Amazon national park.

The US accuses Russia of using gas supplies to control Ukraine, as Nato defends the accuracy of satellite images of Russian troops on the border.

Australian PM Tony Abbott says teams searching for missing flight MH370 jet are confident that signals detected are coming from its black box.

Oscar Pistorius is cross-examined for a third day at his murder trial, a day after the prosecution tried to portray him as a selfish liar.