EU foreign ministers agree not to renew the union's arms embargo on Syria, but say there is no immediate plans to send arms to the opposition.

The Catholic Church in Venezuela says it is running out of wine to celebrate Mass, because of renewed shortages of basic products.

A quarter of the world's children are at risk of underperforming at school because of chronic malnutrition, says UK charity Save the Children.

More than 2,200 passengers prepare to fly home from the Bahamas after a fire aboard their Royal Caribbean-operated cruise ship.

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, apologises after allegedly hitting a Brazilian musician who insulted at him at a restaurant.

Australia's foreign minister says a report alleging Chinese hackers stole its blueprints for a new intelligence HQ will not hit ties with Beijing.

South Korea suspends operations at two more nuclear reactors over the use of unauthorised parts with fake certification.

Firefighters in China rescue a newborn baby boy lodged inside a sewage pipe leading off a toilet at an apartment in Zhejiang province.