Australia's prime minister admits government's efforts to improve the lives of indigenous Australians are not on track in key areas.

North Korea has executed its army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil, according to unconfirmed South Korean media reports.

US investigators are still unable to access encrypted data on a phone owned by one of the attackers behind the shootings in San Bernardino last year, the FBI says.

Three Malian soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in the central region of Mopti, officials say.

A pregnant woman living in Queensland, Australia has tested positive for the Zika virus, say health authorities.

Traditional leaders in South Africa express their "disquiet" over chief Mandla Mandela's conversion to Islam.

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen pours cold water on the prospect of a second rise in interest rates any time soon.

French MPs vote overwhelmingly to enshrine state-of-emergency provisions in the constitution, following November's attacks in Paris.