Police in Brooklyn, New York have detained four teenagers and are seeking a fifth in connection to an alleged gang rape at a playground.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress-model Jerry Hall announce their engagement in the UK's Times newspaper.

Police in India arrest a woman for beating her mother-in-the law after a CCTV footage of the assault goes viral.

Russia's Vladimir Putin does not rule out granting political asylum to his long-time ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with a German magazine.

The owner of electric-car maker Tesla says it is an "open secret" that Apple is building a rival vehicle.

Venezuela's Supreme Court rules that all actions of the opposition-held National Assembly are void until three banned members are removed from office.

Five Australians, believed to be members of a family on their way to the Taj Mahal, have been killed in India.

China's Dalian Wanda Group will buy a controlling stake in Hollywood film studio Legendary Entertainment in a deal valued at $3.5bn (£2.4bn).