Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake in northern Italy spend the night in shelters as aftershocks continue in the region.

The Mexican army says a leader of the Zetas drug cartel has been arrested for the killing of 49 people whose bodies were dumped by a roadside.

IAEA head Yukiya Amano arrives in Tehran voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

The 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea by unidentified North Koreans are free, Chinese reports say.

US internet company Yahoo said it has reached a deal to sell part of its stake in China's biggest internet company Alibaba Group.

Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.

At least two people are killed and 18 injured in clashes overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the first there since the Syrian conflict began.

A row breaks out over the sale of a rare dinosaur skeleton sold at auction in the US, with Mongolia's president saying it was smuggled out.