Celebrations erupt across the Palestinian territories at news that a wedding singer from the Gaza Strip has won the Arab Idol talent show.

US President Barack Obama promises to outline his plan to deal with climate change in a speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday.

Clashes take place in the Brazilian cities of Salvador and Belo Horizonte despite President Rousseff's attempt to respond to protesters' demands.

More communities in the Canadian province of Alberta are on flood alert as high water levels move downstream from the city of Calgary.

Al-Qaeda's North Africa branch says eight European hostages including five French nationals are alive, as relatives hold rallies across France.

The death toll in flash floods and landslides in northern India could climb to 1,000, officials warn, as the rescue effort intensifies.

Gunmen kill nine foreign tourists in a hotel in Pakistan-administered Kashmir with reports saying Chinese, Ukrainians and Russians are among the dead.

US intelligence fugitive Edward Snowden is thought to be flying to Moscow, as the Hong Kong government says he left voluntarily for a third country.