BBC World News

1. Three more Iran football team members change minds over asylum

   Four of seven members of the women's football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.

2. Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf states

   The Palestinian group also affirms Tehran's right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and Israel.

3. More US Marines and warships being moved to Middle East, reports say

   The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS, the BBC's US partner.

4. Treasure hunter freed from prison after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold

   Tommy Thompson spent more than a decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.

5. Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens

   Discontent is mounting over rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a US blockade.