Cricketer Chris Gayle is fined A$10,000 by his club after asking an Australian reporter on a date in a live interview, in what he says was a joke.

The main suspect in the latest propaganda video by so-called Islamic State is thought to be Briton Siddhartha Dhar, the BBC understands.

President Barack Obama says the tighter gun laws he will announce this week will "save lives" and potentially spare families the agony of bereavement.

US President Barack Obama is to bypass Congress and widen background checks on buyers of firearms, in an attempt to address gun violence.

The Turkish government urges Saudi Arabia and Iran to calm their diplomatic row, criticising the actions of both and urging regional peace.

A fire on a public bus in the Chinese province of Ningxia kills 14 people and injures another 32, state media report.

Puerto Rico has defaulted for the second time in five months, as the island struggles with massive debt obligations and a flagging economy.

The US state department says it "expects" Pakistan to act against perpetrators of a deadly attack on an Indian air force base.