Police in South Korea arrest a man accused of posting a threat to kill US ambassador Mark Lippert on the White House website.

Amazon shares have surged more than 14% in after-hours trading after it reported better than expected sales figures.

"Among the strongest and most remarkable quarters in our over 23 years as a public company," is how Starbucks boss Howard Schultz has described its third quarter performance.

A court in Guatemala city hearing the retrial of former General Efrain Rios Montt accepts he should be examined at a mental health hospital.

A nurse who says he was forced to work with Islamist State militants in Syria is thought to be returning to Australia, where he may face terror charges.

The US blacklists a Singapore-based shipping firm over allegations it is supporting illicit arms shipments to North Korea.

A doctor and man in Shanghai are arrested on suspicion of murdering the man's newborn grandson born with a cleft palate, says Chinese state media.

Thai prosecutors indict 72 people, including politicians and an army general, over the trafficking of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh.