The US has said it will allow Syria's main opposition alliance to open a diplomatic mission in Washington DC.

Egyptian presidential favourite Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed that the ousted Muslim Brotherhood group "will not exist" should he win.

Venezuelan security forces are accused of using excessive force, and even torture, against opposition protesters, in a report by Human Rights Watch.

The White House says it considers the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist militants "an outrage".

A man walks away unscathed after his plane crashes into an unoccupied home in Colorado.

Coca-Cola is to remove a controversial ingredient linked to flame retardants from some of its drinks brands by the end of this year.

Police begin an investigation into a street brawl between Australian billionaire James Packer and a TV network head that has sparked a tabloid frenzy.

A civilian diver searching for bodies in the South Korean ferry that sank last month has died, authorities say.