Pressure mounts to withdraw Confederate battle flag across the US, after South Carolina lawmakers called for its removal from the state house.

Business output in the eurozone grew at its fastest rate in four years in June, a closely watched survey suggests.

The insecticide lindane causes cancer in humans, says the WHO after conducting a review.

Hungary suspends a key EU rule that says it must take back asylum seekers who first enter Hungary but travel on to other countries.

The US National Security Agency spied on French Presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande in 2006-12, the WikiLeaks website says.

Ukraine's ex-president Viktor Yanukovych tells the BBC he accepts some responsibility for the killings that led to his overthrow.

Eurozone leaders echo hopes that a deal to stop Greece defaulting on its debt can be struck within days, while cautioning that more work remains.

Venezuela's election body sets the date of 6 December for legislative polls, following weeks of pressure from the opposition.