Police search for survivors after a boat capsized off the coast of Malaysia, killing at least 13 people thought to be Indonesian migrants.

The UN Security Council approves an unarmed mission in Colombia to oversee a ceasefire, if Farc rebels and the government sign a peace deal.

A Texas grand jury has cleared Planned Parenthood of misconduct after the abortion provider was accused of selling foetal body parts for profit.

Swedish activist Peter Dahlin who was detained in China on charges of damaging state security through his rights group is released and deported.

European markets have cut their losses after oil rose back above $30 a barrel despite another slide in Asia on Tuesday.

An Israeli woman has died of wounds she suffered in a stabbing attack by two Palestinians in a West Bank settlement on Monday, medics say.

Democratic presidential hopefuls try to land a winning blow as they debate for the last time before the selection process begins in Iowa next week.

A policeman, believed to be collaborating with insurgents, drugs and kills 10 of his colleagues in the province of Uruzgan, officials say.