South Sudanese authorities are preventing the provision of aid to 120,000 people who fled fighting and are hiding in malaria-infested swamps, a charity says.

Two adjacent parking spots in Boston are auctioned for more than half a million dollars, almost double the average price of a home in the region.

Vladimir Putin's spokesman denies a report that the Russian president mistakenly pocketed a Super Bowl ring during a 2005 visit by a US tycoon.

The US and South Korea respond to North Korea's offer of talks with Washington with caution, as the US calls for actions, not words, from Pyongyang.

Justin Rose clinches his maiden major title to become the first Englishman for 43 years to win the US Open.

A Washington lawyer is set to become the diplomatic envoy charged with overseeing the closure of the US military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to bring new ministers into the government in a reshuffle ahead of polls in 2014.

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng links his departure from New York University to "unrelenting pressure" from Beijing, claims NYU denies.