Members of the US House of Representatives band together in a cross-party vote to pass legislation to curb electronic spying.

Shares in American Apparel rise sharply after the clothing firm's board voted to oust its controversial founder and chief executive Dov Charney.

The White House has announced a federal strategy to understand why honey bees are dying off and produce a plan to stop their decline.

Stephanie Kwolek, the inventor of Kevlar, the lightweight fibre used in bulletproof vests and body armour, has died at the age of 90.

A court in Egypt due to deliver final verdicts for hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters accused of an attack on a police station in 2013.

An assault on police in Xinjiang results in the death of 13 assailants, the latest incident in the restive Chinese province, officials say.

The US imposes sanctions against pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, as Western leaders threaten new moves against Russia for its role in the crisis.

A suicide attack in Afghanistan targeting a senior government official kills one civilian and injures several others in Kabul, police say.