The prices of staple foods will more than double in 20 years unless world leaders take action to reform the global food system, the UK charity Oxfam warns.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says phasing out nuclear power by 2022 can allow her country to become a trailblazer in renewable energy.

Japan's industrial output rebounds slightly in April as companies work towards solving supply chain problems, according to government figures.

Indonesia's president says he is outraged by "slanderous" messages that have been circulating on the web accusing him of wrongdoing.

Thai prisoners are routinely shackled and kept in shockingly overcrowded conditions, says Bangkok-based Union for Civil Liberties.

Talks between South Africa's President Zuma and Col Gaddafi in Tripoli end with no announcement of progress towards a peaceful resolution of Libya's conflict.

The Australian government suspends the live export of cattle to some abattoirs in Indonesia, after seeing harrowing footage of their treatment of the animals.

Events will take place in Belfast later to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of the ill-fated Titanic.