A Canadian bank says it will reach out to dozens of Iranian-origin customers whose accounts it closed in a row over anti-Iran sanctions.

Results from Libya's first elections after the overthrow of Col Gaddafi show gains for an alliance led by former interim PM Mahmoud Jibril.

The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, says the weak economy will mean its next profits will miss forecasts.

The husband of millionairess Eva Rausing is charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of her body.

Syrian officials dismiss rebel claims to have launched a final assault on Damascus, saying the army repelled isolated terrorist attacks.

The Boy Scouts of America say they will not change their policy of excluding openly gay members, following a two-year policy review.

Italian police arrest Giuseppe Mandara, the head of one of Italy's biggest mozzarella manufacturers, on charges he had close ties to the mafia.

A lack of exercise, contributing to diseases such as diabetes and cancer, is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests,