The Boy Scouts of America revokes the charter of a scouting group at a church in the US state of Washington after learning its leader is gay.

A Detroit judge says four men accused over a mob beating of a driver who hit a young child will stand trial for attempted murder.

India's Supreme Court lifts a ban on iron ore mining in the western state of Goa, but caps extraction at 20m tonnes a year.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are presented with a traditional Aboriginal spear as they visit the sacred site of Uluru during their tour of Australia.

Rebels in South Sudan deny a UN report that they killed hundreds of civilians after taking control of the oil hub, Bentiu, last week.

After talks with the trade unions, Bolivia's President, Evo Morales agrees to raise the minimum wage of private and public sector workers by 20%.

The aerial search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight is halted by bad weather as the Bluefin submarine continues to scour the sea floor.

As Saudi Arabia dismisses its health minister, the Mers virus death toll continues to rise.