Chinese officials dismiss accusations that a Canadian naval engineer passed on secret shipbuilding secrets to them.

US singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has been placed under judicial investigation in France for allegedly provoking ethnic hatred of Croats.

Lebanon's government tells the army to take control of security in the city of Tripoli after 10 people die in two days of fighting.

Thailand's protests are set to continue after the leader of the anti-government movement announced new targets for his supporters.

The UK's new envoy to Tehran is to visit Iran for the first time on Tuesday.

Reggae singer Junior Murvin, best known for the 1976 hit song Police and Thieves, later recorded by The Clash, has died in Jamaica, aged 67.

A fisherman in a kayak dies after being attacked by a shark off the Hawaiian island of Maui.

A massive power cut plunges the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and several other cities into darkness on Monday night.