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Nine car bombs exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, renewing fears that the central government is unable to quell the violence.
The renewed fighting came after a month-long lull in hostilities following a number of setbacks for the M23 rebel movement.
Hostilities were renewed when government forces tried to capture a former rebel leader.
President Francois Hollande told his American counterpart that the NSA's monitoring of communications was unacceptable.
This was the second time that Mexico complained to Washington about its overseas spying programme.
Warsaw argues that the EU is being overambitious in changing formerly agreed reduction targets.
US President Barack Obama signs a House spending bill, reopening a government that was shut down for 16 days.
The quake, which struck at 8:12 am Tuesday with a focal point below Carmen City in Bohol, was sufficiently strong to collapse a number of bridges.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry says "dialogue for the sake of dialogue will only be abused by the North to buy time to advance its nuclear weapons".
Governments should adopt responsible macro-economic policies and engage in timely communication, Chinese envoy says.
