A court is due to deliver its verdict in the trial of three members of the band Pussy Riot, who performed a protest song in Moscow's cathedral.

Zoos should be on the alert for viruses that can jump from one type of animal to another, threatening endangered species, research suggests.

The German military can use its weapons on German streets in an extreme situation, the country's top court says, overturning a post-war constitutional ban.

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi is confirmed as the new envoy for Syria, taking over from Kofi Annan who resigned in early August.

Oracle Software agrees to pay $2m to settle federal civil charges of failing to prevent secret payments in its Indian sales operation.

Police investigate the discovery of a decapitated female head in a river near Toronto, Canada, the day after a severed foot was found nearby.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he never paid less than 13% in taxes over the past 10 years, seeking to close the controversial issue.

Norway's head of police, Oeystein Maeland, resigns after an inquiry found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik could have been stopped.