The biggest sponsor of world athletics, Adidas, is terminating the sponsorship deal four years early amid the doping scandal sweeping the sport, the BBC learns.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledges to "bury" the Islamic State militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and the Taliban.

Almost all of Australia's state and territory leaders sign a document in support of replacing the Queen as head of state.

Deposed Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will attempt to stay in parliament at the country's next federal election.

The Denver Broncos book their place in Super Bowl 50 by pipping the New England Patriots 20-18.

Forty inmates escape from jail in the Brazilian city of Recife after a bomb was used to blow a hole in an external wall, the second such breakout in a week.

The Australian team looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has lost the sonar detector they were using for their search.

A cold snap sweeping across East Asia has led to more than 50 deaths in Taiwan and stranded at least 60,000 tourists in South Korea.