Italian authorities say they have rescued more than 2,000 illegal migrants, many from North Africa, off Sicily's coast in the past 48 hours.

The government of Puerto Rico calls on its citizens to submit their proposals on ways to revive the struggling economy.

Alison Redford, premier of the Canadian province of Alberta, announces she will resign after an expenses scandal and unrest within her party.

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos confirms the removal of Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, despite international protests.

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Australia is investigating two objects seen on satellite images that could potentially be debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, officials say.

Veteran Indian politician LK Advani rejects his party's proposal to contest the general election from Gujarat, plunging the BJP into a crisis ahead of the polls.

A court in the Indian city of Mumbai convicts four men of the gang rape of a photojournalist last year.