Two members of the German World Cup squad are involved in a car accident which left two others hospitalised.

New York City police officers will carry an antidote to treat heroin overdoses, reacting to a sharp recent increase in heroin-related deaths.

Police in Brazil use tear gas on anti-World Cup and indigenous demonstrators near the National Stadium in the capital, Brasilia.

At least 21 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Janseong county, South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reports.

EU leaders back consultations on future agenda after Eurosceptic voters send "strong message," European Council President Herman Van Rompuy says.

Interpol issues an international alert for the former President of Ecuador Jamil Mahuad, who is wanted on charges of embezzlement in his home country.

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden describes himself as a spy specialising in electronic surveillance, in his first interview with US TV.

Archaeologists have identified what they say is the earliest dental implant known from Western Europe.