A bomb blast kills at least one person in western Colombia, a day after Farc rebels said their unilateral ceasefire had come to an end.

China's Jade Rabbit Moon rover has completed its first examination of the lunar soil, reports say.

Ukraine's pro-presidential MPs rush through laws apparently aimed at curbing mass anti-government protests in a move condemned by the opposition.

Texas hunter Corey Knowlton who won an auction to hunt an endangered black rhino in Namibia says he has received death threats from animal lovers.

Bushfires in Australia's Victoria state kill one person, as firefighters battle dozens of blazes amid soaring temperatures.

Veteran actress Suchitra Sen, who was known as Greta Garbo of India, dies in the eastern city of Calcutta, aged 82.

President Obama is to announce changes to US electronic spy programmes after revelations made by ex-intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.

Police in the Indian capital Delhi say they have arrested a third man in connection with the gang rape of a Danish woman.