Otago Daily Times: World News

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.

Convicted killer Jodi Arias feels betrayed by an Arizona jury that found her guilty of murdering her ex-boyfriend, according to an interview aired shortly before that same jury became deadlocked over whether to sentence her to death.

Washington has threatened to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders.

Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers.