June 19, 2013 British Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief Andy Coulson has appeared in court charged with perjury.

June 19, 2013 Angela Merkel's conservatives want to increase the use of German in Europe if they are re-elected in September, calling in their campaign programme for the language to be treated on a par with English and French in top Brussels institutions.

June 19, 2013 Tennis star Serena Williams has raised eyebrows by calling the 16-year Stuebenville rape victim 'lucky.'

June 19, 2013 Charles Saatchi accepted a police caution for assaulting his wife, Nigella Lawson, to avoid having the incident "hanging over all of us for months", he said.

June 19, 2013 A parliamentary hearing on Ukraine's budget was suspended for several hours on Tuesday after opposition deputies alleged that a deputy finance minister presenting the budget report was drunk.

June 19, 2013 National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has denied charges he is spying for China and vowed to release more details on the top-secret intelligence agency's ''direct access'' to tech companies' servers.

June 19, 2013 Enormous demonstrations have shaken cities across this continent-sized country, and more were expected on Tuesday in some of the largest outpourings of frustration in decades over red tape, high prices and shoddy services in a rising economic power.

June 19, 2013 Three Ohio residents are accused of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over two years.

June 19, 2013 Youths have clashed with police in central Rio as more than 200,000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest against higher public transport costs and the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup football tournament.

June 19, 2013 The Herald's picture editors showcase the best images from around the globe.