At least 10 people have been killed after Syrian police opened fire on people protesting against the deaths of anti-government demonstrators in Deraa, witnesses say.

Canadian opposition parties say they will vote against the Conservative government's budget, in a move that could trigger an election.

The US chief of staff for the mission in Libya insists there have been no reports of civilian casualties caused by allied action.

Mexico publishes a manual to help government workers reduce the use of sexist language, in a nation renowned for its machismo.

Cuckoos' egg forgery skills are increasingly being put to the test, as host birds evolve better defences, say scientists.

Engineers have resumed work to restore the cooling system of reactor 3 at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

New Zealand's economy has grown slightly in the last three months of the year managing to avoid a recession.

At least five people die in a suicide car bomb explosion near Hangu in north-west Pakistan, police say.