New tests are ordered on the body of French academic Richard Descoings, whose naked body was found in a New York hotel.

Mexico extradites one of the country's biggest drug lords, Jesus Zambada, to the US to face charges.

The Supreme Court in Chile has approved a plan to build a hydroelectric complex in the Patagonian wilderness, dismissing concerns by environmentalists.

Former nursing student One Goh is charged with seven counts of murder over Monday's deadly shooting rampage at a California university.

Senegalese musician Youssou N'dour is appointed culture minister in the new cabinet of President Macky Sall, having been disqualified from the top office himself.

The International Criminal Court rejects a Libyan request to delay the handover of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is wanted for war crimes.

President Barack Obama signs a bill banning insider trading by members of Congress, calling for additional limits on money's influence on legislators.

Protesters clash with riot police in Athens after a pensioner shoots himself dead outside the Greek parliament, leaving a note blaming government cuts.