Police in California launch an inquiry into the death of an elderly woman after a nurse at her senior living facility refused to administer CPR.

Hundreds of people in western Bosnia-Hercegovina hold a mock funeral for their own town of Drvar, in protest at the local economy and unemployment.

Italian ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi hosted prostitution parties at his Milan villa, where he paid women with favours and cash, prosecutors at his trial say.

Twelve former members of Florida A&M's university marching band are charged with manslaughter over the death of drum major Robert Champion.

Malaysian soldiers launch an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan who have killed eight policemen on the island of Borneo in recent days.

Venezuela probes the killing of indigenous leader Sabino Romero, a well-known campaigner on Yukpa ancestral land.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery, the government says.

Kenyans are awaiting the result of their country's presidential election, with Uhuru Kenyatta leading Raila Odinga according to early tallies.