There is hope for Greek debt deal with the Eurozone by next Monday despite the lack of a deal at Thursday's talks, Greece's finance minister says.

The Deep Space Climate Observatory launches from Florida on a mission to monitor both the Sun and the Earth.

Six inmates who held a warden and guard hostage at a prison in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for 14 hours have killed themselves, says the justice ministry.

Colombia's second largest rebel group, the ELN, releases a Dutch citizen who had been held in captivity for more than a year.

The US House of Representatives has given its final approval to a bill - already passed by the Senate - backing the Keystone XL pipeline.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop tells the Australian parliament it would be a "grave injustice" if Indonesia executed two Australians citizens.

A South Korean court is due to issue its verdict on the controversial "nut rage" case involving the daughter of Korean Air's chairman.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he is "appalled" by news that a temple dedicated to him is set to open in his home state of Gujarat.