A 50-year-old man is killed in a mob lynching allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home, reports said.

Controversial French comedian Dieudonne is ordered to vacate the Paris theatre where he has been performing for the last 15 years.

US singer Chris Brown says he wants to go to Australia to raise awareness about domestic violence, despite earlier being warned he may not get a visa.

The US state of Georgia rejects calls from Pope Francis and other activists who call for clemency to be granted to a woman on death row.

The capital of the Central African Republic is under curfew after days of intense fighting between Christian and Muslim groups.

In an exclusive BBC interview, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says putting an end to haze-generating forest-burning will take time.

The designer Ralph Lauren is to step down as the head of the luxury fashion company he founded nearly 50 years ago, but will remain in other senior roles.

The Palestinian flag is to be raised for the first time at the United Nations in what the Palestinian leader says will be an "emotional and proud day".