Two ex-US Naval Academy footballers will face court martial over the alleged sexual assault of an intoxicated classmate at a party, officials say.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's lawyers ask the International Criminal Court to halt his trial, claiming intimidation of defence witnesses.

The US government shutdown is concerning to other countries, but a US debt default has the world scared and angry.

Italian divers say they have finished searching a boat that sank carrying migrants from Africa as the death toll from the accident reaches 311.

The mother of Kenneth Bae, the US citizen detained in North Korea, is being allowed to visit him, his family says.

The UN faces a claim for compensation by victims of a cholera epidemic in Haiti, which victims' lawyers say was caused by peacekeepers.

African elephants demonstrate what appears to be an instinctive understanding of human gestures, according to UK scientists.

Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai and a Congolese doctor who helped rape victims are among this year's Nobel Peace Prize favourites.