Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency
contractor who exposed the US government's top-secret
surveillance programmes, is fighting back against his critics
and has denied allegations that he was a spy for China.
From Union Jack booties to "Born to Rule" sleepwear, the
British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby
products to mark the arrival of the royal heir.
Allegations a teenage girl beheaded her father with a bush
knife after he raped her will be investigated, Papua New
Guinea police say, amid reports community leaders are
protecting her.
Vladimir Putin's opponents often brand him a "thief" at
street protests. Now the Kremlin is dismissing an American
football team owner's account of how the Russian president
ended up with his diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring when they
met eight years ago.
Harley-Davidson riders from around the world have descended
on St Peter's Square in Rome for a blessing by Pope Francis
to mark the 110th anniversary of the iconic US motorcycle
maker.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead
of an international summit set to be dominated by
disagreement over the US decision to send weapons to Syria's
rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human
flesh.
North Korea has offered high-level talks with the United
States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, but the
White House said that any talks must involve Pyongyang taking
action to show it is moving toward scrapping its nuclear
weapons.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of
thousands of supporters at an Istanbul parade ground as riot
police fired teargas several kilometres away in the city
centre to disperse anti-government protesters.
