Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson has been accused of pushing a female photographer outside a cinema in Sydney.

A large fire has broken out at a steel plant in Kawasaki, close to Japan's Tokyo Haneda international airport.

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina says he will not stand down over corruption allegations concerning a bribery scheme.

A Hong Kong journalist is detained in Bangkok for carrying body armour and a helmet, which he used while reporting on the recent bomb blast.

South Africa's currency falls to an all-time low against the US dollar over fears of a slowdown in China's economy.

Two men due to compete in the event have been arrested at the venue after firearms, ammunition and a hunting knife were found in their car.

Two individuals associated with the leak of Ashley Madison customer details are reported to have taken their lives, police in Canada say.

A senior Oklahoma politician, Labor Commissioner Mark Costello, dies after being stabbed in a restaurant, allegedly by his own son.