Hundreds of protesters in Kenya have handed over a petition to police demanding justice for a teenager who was gang-raped.
International chemical weapons inspectors say "security reasons" have prevented them from visiting two sites disclosed by the Syrian government.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels said distrust of the US over spying could harm the fight against terrorism.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has said it is "really not on" for friends to spy on each other, referring to alleged US snooping on her phone calls.
The Vatican has suspended a senior German Church leader dubbed the "bishop of bling" by the media over his alleged lavish spending.
Syria's moderate opposition should "commit itself fully" to planned peace talks, the UK and US have said.
Plans to decontaminate six towns and villages close to Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have to be delayed by up to three more years, officials say.
Kenya is embarking on an ambitious plan to microchip every rhino in the country in a drive to combat a surge of poaching, say wildlife officials.
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The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to sites through some rebel-held areas.
House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said they would do so in exchange for negotiations with the White House to end a government shutdown that took effect on 1 October.
Clashes have erupted between supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, opponents and security forces in the capital, Cairo, and Alexandria.
The US government has begun a partial shutdown after the two houses of Congress failed to agree a new budget.