A UN committee adopts a motion urging the Security Council to refer North Korea over its human rights record to the International Criminal Court.

The trial has begun in Rio de Janeiro of Eike Batista, a Brazilian billionaire accused of insider dealing.

The US Senate narrowly fails to pass a bill approving the controversial Canada-to-US Keystone XL oil pipeline.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $5.7m to launch a programme that uses plasma from Ebola survivors to try to treat the illness.

Clashes take place between Hong Kong police and a small group of protesters who tried to break into parliament early on Wednesday.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is fined $315m for watering down a report about its transactions with sanctioned countries.

Five people, including an Australian tourist from Sydney, are killed in a nightclub fire in Cambodia, local police confirm.

US company Netflix announces plans to extend its TV and movie streaming service to Australia and New Zealand in March 2015.