Sudan's ruling military council was meeting with protesters to discuss the country's political transition after talks were halted for three days while roads were cleared outside a sit-in in the capital, Khartoum.
Two young girls having a sleepover fought off a naked man who allegedly broke into their California home and sexually assaulted them.
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on the world's third tallest peak last week and flown them to Nepal's capital.
Austria's chancellor and president will discuss a date on Sunday for an early parliamentary election and the makeup of a caretaker government, after a video sting brought down the leader of the far-right junior partners in the ruling coalition.
Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after politicians voted to legalise same-sex marriage.
In its escalating confrontation with Iran, the US is making the same mistake it has made again and again since the fall of the Shah 40 years ago: it is ignoring the danger of plugging into what is in large part a religious conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
A Saudi diplomat says the kingdom does not want war, but will defend itself, amid a recent spike in tensions with Iran.
