‘Mafia assets’ of 450m euros seized

The prospect of a deep sea “gold rush” opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.

Students in Ghana launch a model of a satellite attached to a balloon for the first time.

Hundreds of birds and marine animals wash up on the Chilean coast, raising fears fishermen might be flouting a ban on blast fishing.

A US hitchhiker whose descriptions of using a hatchet to stop an attacker became an internet sensation is charged with murder.

The US condemns recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying Japan’s war-time use of sex slaves as “outrageous and offensive”.

A US man is convicted of murder on the evidence of his paralysed victim, who identified him by blinking as he lay dying in hospital.

The UN General Assembly calls for a political transition in Syria and condemns the Damascus government’s use of heavy weapons.

An alleged CIA agent has been briefly detained in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer, Russian media report.

Egypt’s police force seeks to repair its image

The US and the UK say they will work to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and create a transitional body to replace President Bashar al-Assad.