Michael Phelps is suspended from all competition for six months by USA Swimming following his drink-driving arrest.

A court in Macedonia convicts at least 17 people in a case of espionage involving an unnamed country or countries.

Hong Kong student leaders agree to hold formal talks with the government after a week of protests, which are still blocking parts of the city.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto vows to identify and punish those responsible for the recent disappearance of 43 students after clashes with police.

Samsung Electronics forecasts a 60% fall in third-quarter operating profit, missing estimates, because of slowing smartphone sales.

The International Criminal Court is holding the first of two days of hearings in which Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will appear before it.

Eleven members of the Colombian Wiwa indigenous group are killed by lightning during a religious ceremony in a remote area of the country.

North and South Korean ships exchange warning shots as a Northern patrol boat crosses a disputed maritime border, say officials from the South.