Australia are playing India in the delayed first Test in Adelaide - in an emotion-charged game following the death of batsman Phillip Hughes.

A top US commander says 1,500 more coalition troops are to be sent to Iraq to bolster the fight against Islamic State militants.

Security is raised at US embassies and bases, the White House says, ahead of the release of a report into harsh CIA interrogations.

Global efforts over the past decade have halved the number of people dying from malaria - a tremendous achievement, says the World Health Organization.

An independent college to maintain professional standards for teachers in England is going to be announced.

MPs criticise the Post Office for the way it has handled claims its IT system led to at least 150 sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of fraud.

Building companies in London have hired Portuguese bricklayers on £1,000-a-week wages because of a shortage of skilled Britons, a recruitment firm has said.

British businessman Shrien Dewani is preparing to leave South Africa after a judge cleared him of murdering his wife on their honeymoon.