Lucas Papademos has said the priority of his incoming coalition cabinet is to seek unity to keep Greece in the eurozone.

Rescue teams are searching for dozens of people trapped in rubble after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey, killing at least seven people on November 9.  

As Thailand continues to battle its worst floods in 50 years, a political analyst involved in the relief effort predicted that streets in the capital would remain flooded for at least two weeks.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will step down "within a few days", the country's president Giorgio Napolitano has said.

Senior officials from 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) are meeting in Hawaii this week in preparations for the 19th regional leaders' summit.

Talks on forming a new Greek government appear to be deadlocked after the smallest party in the coalition talks walked out on the third day.

At least 18 buildings, including two hotels, collapsed after a 5.6-magnitude quake struck Van province on November 9 night.

Western leaders called on Wednesday for expanded sanctions against Iran over a UN watchdog report that it has worked to design atom bombs, but veto-wielder Russia indicated it would block new measures at the UN Security Council.

Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has announced a three-stage program to help her country recover from its worst flooding in 50 years.

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has warned that the global economy is at risk of being plunged into a “lost decade”.