Iran and world powers gave themselves an extra week to reach a nuclear accord, extending a deadline due to expire on June 30, while US President Barack Obama said there would be no deal if all pathways to an Iranian nuclear weapon were not cut off.

Around 1,200 prisoners, including al Qaeda suspects, escaped during clashes at a jail in central Yemen on June 30, officials said.

The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago, and the historic deal will be unveiled on July 1, US officials said on June 30.

More than 100 people were feared dead after a military transport plane plowed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern Indonesia on June 30, in what may be the deadliest accident yet for an air force with a long history of crashes.

An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a hotel and houses in the northern Sumatra city of Medan on June 30, killing at least 30 people, an official said.

Egypt's top public prosecutor was killed by a car bomb attack on his convoy on June 29, the most senior state official to die at the hands of militants since the toppling of an Islamist president two years ago.

US President Barack Obama on June 29 signed into law legislation that gives him "fast-track" power to push ahead on a Pacific Rim trade deal that has been the subject of intense debate in Congress and across the nation.

Vietnam's leading property firm Vingroup said on June 29 its retail unit, Vincom Retail, has received additional funding of around US$100 million from a consortium led by an affiliate of US private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich will announce his candidacy for president on July 21 at an event at Ohio State University, Politico reported on June 28, citing advisers.

Iran is backtracking from an interim nuclear agreement with world powers three months ago, Western officials suggested on June 28, as US and Iranian officials said talks on a final accord would likely run past a June 30 deadline.