Somalia's government offers an amnesty to fighters of Islamist group al-Shabab, amid uncertainty over whether its leader survived a US air strike.

E-retailing giant eBay's users are reporting difficulty signing in to the site, marking the eleventh website glitch the firm has suffered this year.

Two US men who spent three decades in prison for rape and murder, one on death row, are released after new DNA evidence proves their innocence.

About $1tn a year is being taken out of poor countries and millions of lives are lost because of corruption, the One campaign group says.

A thriving economy can lead to the extinction of some languages, scientists believe.

US President Barack Obama arrives in Estonia for talks with regional leaders amid growing concern over Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

A group of workers decommissioning the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant sue its operator Tepco over unpaid hazard wages.

Four UN peacekeepers are killed and 15 injured by a landmine in northern Mali, amid what the UN calls a period of "increased attacks".