A man who shot and killed himself at actress Olivia Newton-John's Florida home was a contractor working on the property, police say.

The founder of an award-winning legal news site gives up on the project, saying she cannot operate under current US surveillance policies.

Security forces in Pakistan say they have seized 100 tonnes of bomb-making materials and arrested 10 people in a raid in the south-west of the country.

Brazil's tourism board asks football governing body Fifa and hotel operators to try to bring down "stratospheric" hotel prices during the World Cup.

US military prosecutors conclude their case against the man who admits killing 13 soldiers during the 2009 attack at Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

An Egyptian court is to review a petition to release deposed President Hosni Mubarak, as EU ministers discuss aid in the wake of recent violence.

A shutdown is called in India's Pune city to protest against Tuesday's killing of anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar.

A Brazilian man held for nine hours at Heathrow airport under anti-terror laws says he was forced to divulge email and social media account passwords.