Up to 40 Australian women have either taken part in terrorism or supported terrorist groups, the government in Canberra says.

A North Korean shipping company has renamed and reflagged its vessels in an attempt to get around sanctions, a UN report says.

An Indian court grants interim bail to the former head of the UN climate change panel, Rajendra Pachauri, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment.

US Singer Chris Brown is forced to cancel shows in Montreal and Toronto after Canadian officials stopped him from entering the country.

The former president of Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, is suspected of amassing $30bn-$62bn in assets, UN investigators say.

MPs in Argentina vote on a bill to replace the intelligence agency with a new service, following a row over the mysterious death of a prosecutor.

South Korea's top court revokes a 60-year-old adultery law under which cheating spouses could be jailed, saying it is unconstitutional.

Washington DC becomes the latest place in the US to legalise the possession and use of small amounts of cannabis, stoking tensions with Congress.