Chemical weapons were "probably used" at five out of seven sites in Syria investigated by UN experts, their report says.

Pro-EU protesters in Ukraine reinforce their position in the centre of Kiev, rebuilding barricades torn down by police earlier this week.

An ex-FBI agent believed held in Iran for the last seven years was working for the CIA on an unapproved mission, the Associated Press reports.

A wealthy Texas teenager who killed four pedestrians while driving intoxicated is sentenced to probation, prompting angry reactions.

The US House of Representatives approves a two-year federal budget bill with strong cross-party support, making another government shutdown less likely.

The big methane seas on Titan, a moon of Saturn, contain volumes that dwarf all the proven reserves of oil and gas on Earth, say scientists.

Uruguay's decision to legalise the production, sale and consumption of marijuana violates international law, the UN drugs watchdog says.

European leaders should be ashamed by the paltry numbers of refugees from Syria they are prepared to resettle, human rights group Amnesty says.