India's Supreme Court lifts a ban on iron ore mining in the western state of Goa, but caps extraction at 20m tonnes a year.

Hitachi says it will install a lift capable of reaching speeds of 72km/h (45mph) into a skyscraper in Guangzhou, southern China.

A leopard caused panic in the city of Chandrapur in India on Monday when it sprung from the roof of a house and charged at rescue workers.

Colombia honours its most renowned author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in a ceremony at the capital's cathedral, less than a week after he died aged 87.

The top US court rules 6-2 upholding a voter-approved ban on racial preferences in university admissions in the US state of Michigan.

A court in Egypt is shown video and audio evidence in the trial of three al-Jazeera journalists accused of terrorism-related offences.

Rebels in South Sudan are involved in fierce fighting with the army in several areas of the country, the military spokesman tell the BBC.

McDonald's reports a fall in profit for the first three months of the year after sales in its US restaurants fell by more than expected.