Canada faces a "crisis" over the living conditions of its aboriginal residents, the UN special rapporteur for the rights of indigenous peoples says.

Nigeria insists it will not agree to a swap deal with militants holding dozens of schoolgirls, after an official said all options were available.

The US Navy has released a special e-reader, dubbed the Navy eReader Device, with stripped-down features to avoid enemy detection.

A businessman vying against one-time American Idol star Clay Aiken for the Democratic nomination for a US House seat dies suddenly in a fall.

Germany's foreign minister is due to arrive in Kiev as fresh attempts are made to find a diplomatic solution to the deepening crisis in Ukraine.

The judge in the trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is due to rule on a prosecution bid for him to undergo mental observation for 30 days.

Six world powers and Iran are to begin drafting a deal that aims to provide a comprehensive solution to the country's nuclear issue.

Three workers and a railway line will be charged with negligence in the explosion that killed 47 people in a Quebec town last year, authorities say.