A ceasefire is due to come into force in Syria to stem the 13-month-old conflict, but Western countries publicly doubt the government's intentions.

Two American soldiers have died and another two are injured after their helicopter crashed in southern Morocco, according to US officials.

George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, is charged with second-degree murder and taken into custody.

Parliamentary election results in South Korea show the ruling Saenuri party taking the majority of seats by a small margin after a close race.

US watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission sues AutoChina and 11 investors over alleged stock manipulation.

A mother in Argentina speaks of her joy at finding her premature baby alive in a refrigerated morgue, 12 hours after the girl had been declared dead.

More than 30,000 people attend the funeral of Tanzania's most popular film star Steven Kanumba, who died on Saturday at the age of 28.

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un is given two posts previously occupied by his late father, as the country prepares for a rocket launch.