A court in Mauritania frees a 24-year-old Canadian man sentenced to 18 months in prison in Mauritania for alleged ties to terrorist activity.

Flanked by his wife, New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admits sending lewd messages to a woman yet again, but refuses to quit the race.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir sacks his entire cabinet, in an apparent power struggle with the vice president.

US regulators say menthol cigarettes are more harmful than other cigarettes, but stop short of limiting their sale.

The second of three women found dead wrapped in rubbish bags last week in an Ohio suburb - a 28-year-old mother - is identified.

Protesters block the doors of Bulgaria's parliament, trapping more than 100 people, as mass rallies continue against government corruption.

A poster campaign is launched in Germany aimed at tracking down the last surviving Nazi war criminals not yet brought to justice.

Transport officials in Canada issue an emergency directive toughening up rail regulations after a deadly accident in Quebec earlier this month.