World News Update, what you need to know

US President Barack Obama has scored a major victory in his battle to include the US in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact with Australia, New Zealand and nine other Pacific Rim nations.

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PARIS - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the time has come for European governments to take legal action over US spying.

RALEIGH - An eight-year-old boy has been bitten by a shark while swimming in Surf City, North Carolina, US officials say.

BRUSSELS - Eurozone finance ministers have suspended a crunch meeting on Greece's debt crisis but are "determined" to try to reach a deal in the next 24 hours.

BOSTON - Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has apologised to his victims for the first time before being formally sentenced to death by a federal judge.

THE HAGUE - Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has aired cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on national television, claiming "freedom of speech must always prevail over violence".

VAUGHAN - Two people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a gunman opened fire at a cafe north of Toronto.

LONDON - Australia is the leading destination for British gay couples planning to marry outside their own country.