The US will release nearly 6,000 people jailed for drug crimes in the coming days, an effort to reform policies that led to mass incarceration.

The EU and US will suspend most sanctions against Belarus including an asset freeze and travel ban against President Alexander Lukashenko.

Police have searched homes in five European countries as part of a malware investigation, according to agency reports.

A man has been sentenced to a year in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old at an elite prep school where they were students.

The UN secretary general calls for "flexibility" at talks between the countries backing rival sides in the Syrian civil war.

A former military base in Iraq housing exiled Iranian opposition members comes under intense rocket fire, Iraqi and Iranian officials say.

China warns the US against "provocative acts" as the countries hold video talks days after a US ship sailed near contested South China Sea islands.

Shares in Japan recover after the country' central bank decides to keep its monetary easing policy steady.