The police officer filmed in a confrontation with black teenagers at a pool party in Texas was acting out of stress, not racism, says his lawyer.

Two convicted murderers who have been on the run for five days after breaking out of prison may have fled to Vermont, police believe.

Three Polish government ministers and the country's parliamentary Speaker resign amid a growing row over leaked tapes.

Brazil legend Zico says he intends to stand for the presidency of crisis-hit Fifa as it is his "duty".

UN peacekeepers regularly barter goods for sex with people in the countries the world body is meant to be helping, a draft UN report says.

Politicians at a UN climate conference in Bonn, Germany are refusing to discuss whether their polices will actually protect the climate.

South Korea's central bank cuts interest rates to a record low, a move seen as an attempt to stem the economic fall out from a Mers outbreak.

Health officials in Queensland, Australia say eight people are critically injured after Tuesday's explosion at a cafe in Ravenshoe.