Otago Daily Times: World News

An Arizona jury has failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, prompting the judge to order a rerun of the sentencing phase of the trial.

A Cuban court has wrapped up the first day of testimony in the graft trial of a Canadian businessman whose prosecution is part of a corruption crackdown that has shaken the country's foreign business community.

The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again.

A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources.

Nissan will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said.

Nissan is recalling certain models of the Micra compact car produced in Britain and Japan between 2002 and 2006, as well as the Cube, produced in Japan around the same period.

An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries has reached the top of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain.