Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman planned an arrest warrant for President Fernandez before his mysterious death last month, investigators say.

Jordan vows to avenge the killing of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh after a video posted by Islamic State militants claims to show him being burned alive.

A commuter train hits a vehicle on the tracks north of New York City, killing at least six people and injuring 12, officials say.

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces a growing backbench rebellion, with three MPs calling for a vote on his leadership.

Jordan executes two convicted prisoners, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one its pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants.

At least eight people are killed as a TransAsia plane clips a bridge and crashes into a river near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, say officials.

Myanmar accuses a top UN official of interfering in its internal affairs, after comments by Yanghee Lee on the Muslim Rohingya minority.

Lance Armstrong is charged with leaving the scene of an accident after a car crash in the American ski resort of Aspen.