Five street children in southwest China die after climbing into a large bin and succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning, state media report.

One million people are expected to join Rio's Gay Pride parade, which this year highlights the issue of homophobia in Brazilian society

Six people die in an explosion on a crowded minibus in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after a spate of attacks blamed on Somali militants.

An ambitious plan to provide 15% of Europe's power needs from solar plants in North Africa runs into trouble.

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, question a number of people over the killings of a powerful liquor baron and his brother in a shootout.

Israeli air strikes kill at least 18 Palestinians as they hit more than 80 sites in Gaza overnight, while several rockets are fired towards Israel.

Nigeria's military dismisses as fake a video said to show a soldier shooting dead a captive at close range in the north, where it is fighting militant Islamists.

A Santa Claus is left dangling from the ceiling after his beard becomes trapped while abseiling inside a Reading shopping centre as part of a Christmas lights switch-on show.