Tunisia's interim parliament takes one of the last steps towards the country becoming a full democracy by approving a new electoral law.

An advisory panel convened by the White House recommends a national data breach standard.

US National Basketball Association team owners move to force the sale of the LA Clippers following the race row that engulfed owner Donald Sterling.

Microsoft says users of its Windows XP operating system will also get the security update it has issued to fix a flaw in the Internet Explorer browser.

Prison officials in Oklahoma inserted lethal drugs into an inmate's groin during a botched execution, according to the corrections department.

Ukrainian government forces are reported to have launched an operation in the city of Sloviansk, a stronghold for pro-Russian separatists.

Rescuers are using large mechanical diggers to try to reach up to 30 people trapped underground after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Colombia.

Police in the Philippines say they have arrested dozens of suspects linked to an online cybersex blackmail syndicate.