Colombia's Farc rebels reach an agreement with the government over the conditions necessary for releasing an army general and four others.

Representatives from the world's richest countries are meeting in Berlin to pledge money to smooth the way for a global climate change deal.

Germany's three left-leaning parties agree a historic deal which will see the first far-left state president since the fall of Communism.

The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as smoking or armed conflict and greater than both alcoholism and climate change, research suggests.

Another metre of snow is expected in parts of north-eastern US, after a massive snowstorm killed at least seven people in New York state on Wednesday.

Data privacy watchdogs are warning the public about a Russian website that provides links to breached baby monitors, webcams and CCTV feeds.

The head of the operator of the South Korean Sewol ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people is sentenced to 10 years in jail.

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, arrest the parents of a woman who they say was killed for marrying against her family's wishes.