Pope Francis sends more than 1,000 priests on a global mission to forgive grave sins that normally only he, or a top Church official, may pardon.

Republican Chris Christie drops out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire.

One of the US's most senior public health officials reveals the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Shares of Twitter fall in after-hours trading as the companies earnings announcement shows growth faltering.

An Australian man is charged over the alleged kidnapping and attempted murder of two female backpackers on a beach south of Adelaide.

The US raises concerns with Rwandan officials over reports suggesting it is involved in "destabilising activities" in neighbouring Burundi.

The US city of Los Angeles, known as the homeless capital of America, is passing a $1.87bn (£1.29bn) plan to help get 40,000 people off the streets.

A 94-year former Nazi SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp in Poland is to go on trial in Germany over the murder of at least 170,000 people.