One of Latin America's most beloved comic actors, the Mexican Roberto Gomez Bolanos, or "Chespirito", dies at the age of 85.

A gunman who attacked downtown buildings and the Mexican Consulate in Austin, Texas, before being shot may have had political reasons, say police.

Thirty-five Venezuelan inmates are reported to have died after overdosing on the contents of a prison infirmary they stormed.

Two months of US-led air strikes have failed to weaken Islamic State militants, Syria's foreign minister says, urging Turkey to tighten border controls.

The Prime Minister of Taiwan, Jiang Yi-huah, quits after candidates for his ruling pro-China party suffer stiff defeats in local elections.

Sony has developed a watch made from e-paper as part of an initiative to experiment with the use of the material for fashion products.

At least 15 people are killed and 14 others injured during an attack in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, state media has reported.

Thailand's Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn has ordered the government to strip his wife's family of their royal surname.