President Barack Obama has announced he will stick with a Bush-era plan to drill oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia.

A volcano blasting steam and ash into the atmosphere has formed new craters spewing lava in the south of Iceland.

Southern Sudan's main political party has withdrawn its candidate from the country's upcoming presidential elections.

Thousands of Jews have gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to attend a mass prayer for the holiday of Passover.

China has agreed to serious negotiations with Western powers about imposing new sanctions on Iran.

The Indian government has started a national census over the country's billion-plus population.