An Indian man, Sarabjit Singh, is to be freed by Pakistan after spending more than 21 years on death row for bomb attacks he says he did not commit, reports say.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country is in "a state of war" as fierce fighting is reported in the suburbs of the capital Damascus.

Lonesome George, the giant Galapagos tortoise believed to be the last of his subspecies, is to be embalmed, Ecuadorian officials say.

A German court rules that circumcising boys for religious reasons amounts to bodily harm, even if their parents consent.

At least 24 people in 13 countries are arrested in a US-led sting operation that targeted the trade of stolen bank card data.

Video game developer Zynga unveils a sequel to its most popular and highest earning title.

French President Francois Hollande promises that his country will do all it can to support Burma's transition to democracy as he meets Aung San Suu Kyi in Paris.

Nora Ephron, the Hollywood screenwriter behind When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, dies at the age of 71 in New York.