A Bahraini princess is facing charges of torturing three pro-democracy activists in the Gulf island kingdom.

A search is under way for a plane with three Canadians that has gone missing in a mountainous region of Antarctica, officials say.

The Palestinians threaten to take Israel to the International Criminal Court over plans to build new Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem.

The mother of beheaded Sri Lankan domestic worker Rizana Nafeek forgives those who she says wanted her daughter to be executed in Saudi Arabia.

Japan posts a record high trade deficit for 2012, as exports to Europe and China continue their plunge.

Mexican authorities arrest 11 gang members suspected of killing and dismembering up to 16 people in the city of Toluca in the last 10 days.

Activists on either side of the US abortion debate mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court case that established abortion rights.

Three European men are charged in the US with distributing the Gozi computer virus, allegedly generating huge illegal profits.