Three people have been shot dead in the worst violence since Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s disputed election last year.
The world’s top greenhouse gas emitters, China and the United States, have signed an agreement to work together to address climate change issues.
Hollywood starlet Shirley Temple Black, who lured millions to the movies in the 1930s, has "peacefully passed away", says a family spokesperson.
The Red Cross says one of its teams in Mali is missing, which al-Qaeda-aligned group Mujao has reportedly confirmed was kidnapped by them.
The International Cricket Council board has passed key structural and financial reforms, effectively placing India, England and Australia in charge.
The Island of Impunity report cites witness accounts that army torture, sexual violence and enforced disappearance continue in part today.
Reports say the bodies of eight miners have been recovered after a fire and rock fall at a gold mine in Jo’burg, while one miner remains missing.
The Vatican says a blunt UN report on sexual abuse of children by clergy was distorted and that the UN has been influenced by pro-gay marriage NGOs.
Cricketers from around the world have spoken out against England dropping Kevin Pietersen from the national side ahead of a West Indies tour.
Rescue workers have reached eight miners trapped in Harmony Gold’s Doornkop mine after an earthquake damaged electric cables, triggering a fire.