Iran's Deputy Industry Minister Safdar Rahmatabadi has been shot dead while driving in his car in the capital, Tehran, state media report.

Al Ahly are crowned champions of Africa for an eighth time after victory over Orlando Pirates in Cairo

The conservative-led coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras survives a vote of no-confidence in parliament.

The UN's highest court is set to rule on a disputed area of land surrounding the Preah Vihear temple on the border between Cambodia and Thailand.

Over the next fortnight, negotiators from all over the world are meeting in Warsaw in the hope of advancing discussion on a new global climate deal.

The European Space Agency's Goce gravity mapping satellite re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, without reports of any dangers from falling debris.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, under pressure to quit after admitting he smoked crack cocaine and had a drink problem, could enter rehab, his lawyer says.

The head of the Red Cross in the Philippines has described the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan as "absolute bedlam".