A stricken cargo ship is heading towards the French coast, maritime authorities say, but there are hopes it can be righted before it runs aground.

Chef Benoit Violier, whose Swiss restaurant was named the best in the world in December, is found dead at his home.

At least 11 people were shot dead at a girl's 15th birthday party in Mexico's Guerrero state, its governor says.

The top UN human rights official calls on Turkey to investigate the apparent shooting by security forces of unarmed civilians in the city of Cizre.

Thirteen students have drowned while swimming off a beach off India's west coast in the state of Maharashtra, police say.

Two South African men found guilty of murdering Mozambican Manuel Josias Sithole, which got widespread publicity, are sentenced to 10 and 17 years.

The men and women hoping to be US president are making a final pitch to people in Iowa, where the first votes for party nominations will be cast on Monday.

A suicide bomber kills at least nine people outside a police station in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say.