Italy's centre-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, promises to step down after a new president is elected, amid a rebellion among his MPs.

The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been arrested after being found hiding in a boat in a backyard of a suburb, police say.

Chinese media say hundreds may have been killed or hurt in a 6.6 quake in Sichuan, scene of a devastating 2008 tremor that killed nearly 90,000.

Pakistan's former leader Pervez Musharraf appears at an anti-terrorism court over claims he illegally detained judges in 2007.

Iraqis are voting in their first election since the departure of US troops in late 2011, amid an upsurge in violence across the country.

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano agrees to run for office again to resolve a growing political crisis, after an appeal by the main parties.

The city of Boston begins to returns to normal the day after a teenage suspect behind the marathon bombings is captured in a massive police manhunt.

Thousands of people in the Netherlands sign an online petition against an official King's Song marking the 30 April investiture of Willem-Alexander.