The judge in the campaign finance trial of former US presidential candidate John Edwards declares a mistrial because of jury deadlock on most charges.
Former President George W Bush is in good humour as he is welcomed back to the White House by President Obama for the unveiling of his official portrait.
The American SpaceX company completes a historic first mission to the International Space Station by a privately operated vehicle.
The Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, is calling for a municipal ban on sales of super-sized sugary drinks to tackle obesity.
Russian policy on Syria is going to contribute to a civil war, the US secretary of state says, as the UN warns of a looming "catastrophic" conflict there.
A retired Russian colonel is jailed for 12 years on charges of passing thousands of images of maps to the United States.
Paralysed rats have been able to walk again when their spinal cords were bathed in chemicals and zapped with electricity, scientists have shown.
A US appeals court in Boston rules that key parts of a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples are unconstitutional.
Ukraines President Viktor Yanukovych denies that racist hooliganism will be a problem during this years Euro 2012 matches in his country.
African Union and government forces in Somalia capture the southern town of Afmadow, an important strategic base for al-Shabab militants.
Canadian police say a 29-year-old porn actor wanted in connection with a gruesome murder in Montreal may have fled North America.
A former Rwandan youth minister is given a life sentence by a UN war crimes tribunal after being found guilty of playing a key role in the 1994 genocide.
Anders Behring Breivik took stimulants before he launched attacks in Norway which left 77 people dead, his trial in Oslo hears.
Two American tourists are released unharmed a day after they were kidnapped near the Sinai resort of Dahab in Egypt.
The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.9% in the first three months of this year, weaker than the 2.2% first thought.
Israel hands over to the Palestinian Authority the remains of 91 Palestinians who died carrying out attacks against Israel.
A German engineer abducted in January by gunmen in Kano in northern Nigeria has been killed in a failed rescue bid, security sources say.
A prominent Mauritanian anti-slavery activist is among seven people charged with threatening state security after burning religious books they said promoted the use of slavery.
The heir to the Dutch throne made a media splash by hurling a toilet for fun in a contest recently - but now speaks of his shame.
Egypts state of emergency, which gave extensive powers to the authorities, is due to expire at midnight, after 31 years in force.
Canadian police name a 29-year-old porn actor and Montreal resident wanted in connection with two limbs sent through the post, and a headless torso.
A Nepalese Supreme Court judge under investigation for corruption is shot dead in the capital, Kathmandu.
Horror author will release his forthcoming novel Joyland in paper form, despite being an early pioneer of the e-book market.
A suicide bomb attack on a police headquarters in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar kills at least five policemen, officials say.
At least 12 people are killed, and scores wounded, in a series of bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say.
World leaders and Somali politicians start talks in Istanbul on how to end decades of anarchy in Somalia, ahead of a leadership change in August.
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says eurozone leaders must take action as the current set-up of the bloc is "unsustainable".
A commander in the rebel Free Syrian Army threatens to stop adhering to a ceasefire on Friday but the ultimatum is denied by the rebels leader.
Israel dismisses the suggestion that it is behind the Flame cyber-attack which was uncovered this week.
One of the two companies planning to build the giant HidroAysen dam in Patagonia has frozen the project, citing lack of government backing.
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