Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with a "fairly aggressive" rare cancer, doctors treating him say.

Australian police make 15 arrests in Sydney and Brisbane in what they say is the biggest counter-terrorism operation in the country's history.

The US House of Representatives approves President Barack Obama's plan to train and arm the moderate Syrian opposition taking on Islamic State.

Medical staff go on trial in Argentina charged with kidnapping babies born in captivity to left-wing prisoners during military rule.

Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer is arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, police say, the latest such incident to rock the NFL.

Sony shares fall by 12% at the start of trade in Tokyo, after it warned of bigger losses for the full year.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is beginning a key visit to the US to seek further support to tackle what he describes as Russian aggression.

Fiji's former military leader, Frank Bainimarama, looks on course to win a majority in the first polls in the island nation in eight years.