Bomb attacks kill at least 23 people and injure dozens in Shia districts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, amid rising sectarian tensions.

The White House releases about 100 pages of emails related to the attack on a US mission in Benghazi, Libya, on 11 September last year.

President Barack Obama announces the head of the US tax agency has quit, after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

A California woman convicted of killing her former boyfriend can be executed because of the cruel and heinous nature of her crime, a jury rules.

The UN General Assembly calls for a political transition in Syria and condemns the Damascus government's use of heavy weapons.

Mexico's president sacks an official over an incident caused by his daughter last month, in a case of abuse of power that has trended on Twitter.

The owners of Venezuelan opposition TV channel Globovision say they have sold the channel, with changes expected to its editorial line.

For the first time scientists have developed a map that shows the world's most unique and endangered species.