The Boy Scouts of America revokes the charter of a scouting group at a church in the US state of Washington after learning its leader is gay.

The US State Department releases photos that it says shows Russian soldiers among the militants holding official buildings in eastern Ukraine.

A man accused of robbery and assault is shot and killed in a Salt Lake City courthouse after he lunged at a witness giving evidence.

Oklahoma's highest court delays the execution of two murderers who challenged state secrecy over the drugs used to kill death row inmates.

A Detroit judge says four men accused over a mob beating of a driver who hit a young child will stand trial for attempted murder.

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.

US Vice-President Joe Biden is due to meet Ukraine's new leaders in Kiev as the situation in the east of the country remains volatile.

The confirmed death toll from the South Korean ferry that capsized last week passes 100, as divers recover more bodies from the sunken hull.