Turkish prosecutors launch an investigation after a newspaper releases footage it says proves the security services sent arms to Syrian rebels.

Transport officials in Washington DC block plans by a free speech group to display a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on the subway.

China's top court says it has executed a primary school teacher found guilty of raping or sexually abusing 26 girls.

Brazil's economy shrinks 0.2% in the first quarter of the year as droughts hold back growth.

Gunmen in Pakistan's Balochistan province kill at least 19 passengers after taking over two Karachi-bound buses, officials say.

An Islamist rebel coalition has seized one of the last cities in western Idlib province held by the Syrian government, activists say.

A regional conference is due to begin in the Thai capital Bangkok to discuss solutions to the South-East Asia migrant crisis.

Police in Ecuador have seized around 200,000 shark fins which were to be illegally exported to Asia.