Hillary Clinton would be a "great president" if she decided to run for the White House in 2016, President Barack Obama says.

Police in the US city of Cleveland shoot and kill a 12-year-old boy who had been waving what turned out to be a fake gun.

Diplomats in Vienna are to make a final push for a deal on Iran's nuclear programme ahead of a 23:00 GMT deadline, amid talk of a possible extension.

A Philippines court find nine Chinese fishermen guilty of poaching 500 endangered sea turtles in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

Nepalese authorities find 47 bodies after a bus crashed into the Bheri river in the western region of the country.

Ukraine's president says he intends to hold a referendum on joining Nato, in a move likely to anger Russia.

The falling oil price is costing Russia up to $100bn a year, while Western sanctions have hit the country by a further $40bn, its finance minister says.

Sophisticated malicious programs used to spy on individuals and businesses represent a "challenge" to security firms, say experts