The Pope makes an 18th-Century missionary a saint in a move cheered by Hispanics but criticised by others, in his first canonisation on US soil.

The grandchildren of one of the last queens of India win a long legal battle to inherit her properties.

Pope Francis is to become the first pontiff to address a joint session of the US Congress, to include more than 500 lawmakers and top officials.

Germany's transport minister says Volkswagen admits that it manipulated emissions test in Europe.

Vladimir Putin has phoned Elton John and proposed a meeting, according to the Kremlin, after the pop star called for talk on gay rights in Russia.

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet for the first time in nearly a year on Monday, officials say.

A tour vehicle and charter bus collide in Seattle, Washington, leaving at least four people dead and nine others critically injured.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman orders a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.