The Vatican places its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, under house arrest on charges of sexually abusing children.

India is attempting to put its first satellite in orbit around Mars, as it waits to find out whether the Mangalyaan probe successfully reaches the Red Planet.

Brazil refuses to sign up to a pact setting a deadline for ending deforestation entirely by 2030, saying the deal could clash with its laws.

The leader of Yemen's Shia Houthi rebels describes his supporters' takeover of key parts of the capital, Sanaa, as a "successful revolution".

A teenager shot dead after he stabbed two police officers was a "known terror suspect" whose passport had been cancelled, Australian officials say

The fight against Islamic State may take years, a US military spokesman tells the BBC, as more than 50 countries are said to have joined a US-led coalition.

Thai police probing the murders of two Britons are "close to making an arrest" and looking for a man thought to be in Bangkok.

France's transport minister says Air France has dropped plans to expand its Transavia low-cost business, but the airline says the comments are "premature".