A $24 investment in the virtual currency Bitcoin four years ago brings a Norwegian man an unexpected windfall of nearly about $850,000.

Argentina's Supreme Court rules that a media bill passed in 2009 is constitutional, clearing the way for the break-up of large media groups.

The modest California ranch house where Steve Jobs started Apple Computer is designated a historic site by a Silicon Valley historical commission.

Israel frees the second of four batches of 26 Palestinian prisoners, as part of a deal for the resumption of peace talks.

One of the world's most valuable collections of jewels, dedicated to San Gennaro of Naples, goes on show in an unprecedented exhibition in Rome.

At least 40 people die after the bus they were travelling in catches fire in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, police say.

There are fears many civilians may still be trapped in a besieged Damascus suburb, despite thousands finally being allowed to leave.

The chief of a UN inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea says he was "moved to tears" by testimonies of "gross human rights violations".