The annual Canadian 'throne speech' has promised job creation, better relationships with indigenous peoples, fighting climate change and keeping the peace.

Iraq calls on Turkey to withdraw a group of soldiers it reportedly sent to train Iraqi Kurdish forces near the northern IS-held city of Mosul.

Police in Mexico say they have arrested three gang members who confessed to killing two Australian surfers missing for two weeks.

Brazil's governing Workers Party suspends Senator Delcidio Amaral, who was arrested last week for allegedly obstructing a major corruption investigation.

UK action in Syria to target so-called Islamic State is not like the 2003 Iraq invasion, former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC.

Lawyers say relatives of the San Bernardino attackers are "in complete shock" over the killings the FBI is investigating as an "act of terrorism".

Power has been restored in many parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai as relief operations continue after severe floods.

Negotiators are edging towards a compromise on one of the most divisive issues between countries at the COP21 climate change talks in Paris.