Navy Vice-Adm Timothy Giardina is relieved of duty overseeing the US nuclear weapons command after an investigation into his alleged illegal gambling.

Cuba appoints new editors for Granma and Juventud Rebelde in an attempt to rejuvenate the island's tightly controlled media.

North Korea is due to open its first multi-million dollar ski resort on Thursday complete with ski runs, ski lifts, resort chalets and sleigh rides.

A French MP has sparked outrage and been fined, after he mocked a female colleague by clucking like a chicken in parliament.

New Zealand formally adopts names in English and Maori for its two main islands, after a consultation process.

Australian police say they have seized guns, ammunition and drugs in a series of raids against the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in Victoria state.

Madagascar faces a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease, aid groups warn.

A platypus that got stuck in a car engine in Australia has been safely released back into the wild, Australian conservation officials say.