Gay rights activists in Cuba, led by the president's daughter, will hold a mass wedding this weekend, in a country where gay marriage is still not legal.

A judge puts a friend of singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in charge of her medical decisions, after the musician was placed in intensive care last month.

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is to receive a controversial freedom of speech award in New York, but six writers boycott the ceremony.

Ferries are set to run between Florida and Cuba for the first time in more than 50 years after the US government approved new services.

Manny Pacquiao is sued in Nevada after claims he lied about an injury sustained before his fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Violent storms sweep northern Germany, triggering a tornado that hit a small town and leaving one person dead in Hamburg.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his Lebanon-based Shia group will attack Sunni al-Nusra Front militants on the Syrian side of the border.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu races to assemble a coalition government ahead of Wednesday's post-election deadline.