South Africa's prosecutors file an appeal against the "shockingly light" sentence given to athlete Oscar Pistorius, court papers show.

JP Morgan Chase, the largest bank in the US, has revealed it is under investigation over currency trading in a filing with US regulators.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko is to hold crisis talks with security chiefs, after rebel-held elections which Kiev describes as a "farce".

Australia is a drag on international efforts to tackle climate change, says a leading economist and former government adviser.

A man in eastern China kills a young girl and injures a boy in the latest in a series of knife attacks on children, report state media.

India's capital, Delhi, is headed for fresh elections after the main parties said they were unable to form a new government.

The UN refugees agency is launching a campaign to end statelessness - currently affecting at least 10 million people worldwide - within 10 years.

Americans prepare to vote in mid-term elections which will decide who controls the Senate and pave the way for the 2016 race for the White House.