Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik and the prosecution both rule out an appeal against a court ruling sentencing him to 21 years in jail.

A US jury says Samsung should pay Apple more than $1bn in damages in an intellectual property row, rejecting claims Apple breached patents.

American foreign ministers pass a motion backing the "inviolability of diplomatic missions" amid the UK and Ecuador's row over Julian Assange.

Tributes are paid in Brazil to Felix, the goalkeeper of the national team that won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

The US government cannot force tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages, an appeals court rules.

Police in Nicaragua find $7m hidden in vans seized after the arrest of 18 people posing as journalists from Mexican television.

Greek PM Antonis Samaras is expected to renew calls for more time to implement tough reforms when he meets France's President Hollande.

The British government says it is activating a £2m emergency plan to tackle a cholera epidemic in the west African state of Sierra Leone.