US government agencies have been hit by a "massive breach" affecting millions of federal workers, officials said.

Nestle withdraws its bestselling instant noodle brand Maggi from Indian shops, citing "unfounded" concerns about the product's safety.

The US House of Representatives votes to keep restrictions on US citizens travelling to Cuba, despite a recent thaw in relations.

FAI chief executive John Delaney says Fifa paid to stop a legal case after Thierry Henry's handball against the Republic of Ireland.

A South Korean doctor disobeyed an order to stay away from the public after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome from a patient, it has emerged.

Ex-New Zealand flanker Jerry Collins and his wife die in a car crash in France, says New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Around 160 climbers are trapped on Malaysia's Kinabalu, one of South East Asia's highest mountains, after a 6.0 magnitude quake, say officials.

Alan Bond, who helped Australia win the America's Cup but became one of the country's biggest corporate criminals, dies aged 77.