Bollywood stars join hundreds expressing outrage on Twitter after a top Indian newspaper published a photo and comment about actress Deepika Padukone's cleavage.

About 500 migrants drowned after their ship was rammed by another boat near Malta last week, the International Organization for Migration says.

The UN formally takes over peacekeeping operations in Central African Republic, where about 25% of the population has fled their homes.

A slow recovery among nations using the euro is holding back the global economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says.

An Afghan court upholds the death sentences for five men convicted of gang raping four women, in a case which has sparked national outrage.

Construction has begun on a giant observation tower in the heart of the Amazon basin in Brazil to monitor climate change.

Police in Uganda say they have seized explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants who were said to be plotting an attack in the country.

US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet foreign ministers from around the world in Paris to discuss how to defeat Islamic State militants.