An Indian man on death row for spying in Pakistan, Sarabjit Singh, dies after being attacked in a Lahore jail last week, reports say.

South Africa's government is investigating whether the Indian embassy abused diplomatic privileges over flight arrangements for a society wedding, official says.

A US jury awards $240m (£203m) to 32 mentally disabled men who suffered decades of abuse while working for a turkey processing company in Iowa.

US soft drinks giant PepsiCo withdraws a Mountain Dew ad over criticism that it depicts racial stereotypes and makes light of violence against women.

The US expresses regret at Bolivia's decision to expel USAID, rejecting allegations of conspiracy made by President Evo Morales as "baseless".

Peruvian police say they have identified the body of the alleged leader of a cult that burnt a newborn baby alive last year in the town of Colliguay.

The Obama administration files an appeal against a judge's ruling that requires the "morning-after" pill to be available to all ages.

Several people including an opposition MP are arrested in Chad, in what the government describes as an attempted "destabilisation plot".