Italy announces limits on the number of cruise ships that pass through Venice, with the biggest vessels to be banned from next November.

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Israel in an effort to bolster stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.

Tajikistan is to vote in presidential elections, with incumbent leader Imomali Rakhmon widely expected to win a new term in the impoverished country.

A series of small explosions kill at least one person outside a provincial office of the ruling Communist Party in northern China, state media report.

The city of Matamoros on the US-Mexican border is the scene of three separate gun battles on Sunday which leave 13 people dead.

An Australian man who spent five years in Guantanamo Bay before admitting terrorism offences files an appeal against his conviction.

Apple reveals details of requests it has received from governments across the globe to share customer data.

The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, raises its profit forecast as the yen's weakness and cost cutting measures help lift its earnings.