One of the founding members of India's main opposition BJP, LK Advani, says he is resigning from all his posts in a row over party direction.

A Canadian astronaut who captivated the world with his images and videos on social media from the International Space Station (ISS) is retiring.

Venezuela's government says nine Colombian citizens with links to right-wing paramilitary groups were planning to kill President Nicolas Maduro.

A German court has ruled a bank supervisor was unfairly fired for missing a multi-million-euro error by a clerk who fell asleep during a transaction.

The US Senate is set to take the first votes on immigration reform, beginning a weeks-long fight through the amendment process.

French air-traffic controller strike over against plans to create a single European airspace, ahead of similar protests planned across the EU.

The US administration says it will no longer seek to block over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception to women and girls of all ages.

Two men have died and two more are in a critical condition after drinking home-brewed alcohol in the Australian state of Queensland, reports say.