A man who was locked in a tiny cell for five days without water and food tells of drinking his own urine to survive, as drug agents apologise.

The UN imposes sanctions on three North Korean state-owned companies in response to Pyongyang's failed rocket launch last month.

Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's The Scream becomes the most expensive art work sold at auction as it is bought in New York for $119.9m (£74m).

Argentina marks the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the warship General Belgrano during the Falklands conflict with the UK.

Activist Chen Guangcheng says he wants to leave China hours after leaving his US embassy refuge, as US-China strategic talks get under way.

Former US presidential candidate John Edwards' wife ripped off her shirt and bra in a confrontation with her husband over his affair, a court hears.

A lost pet parakeet gets home safely in Tokyo after telling its home address to local police - a trick it was taught by its owner.

Chen Guangcheng was not put under pressure to leave the US embassy, its ambassador says, as the activist says he wants to leave China.