The concerns of minority voters will loom large in the next debate between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Major powers agree to seek a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" in Syria to begin in a week's time, as well as measures to advance aid deliveries.

A Japanese MP who sparked a national discussion on paternity leave resigns after admitting to having an affair as his wife was due to give birth.

A Japanese politician who sparked a national discussion on paternity leave has quit amid revelations that he had an affair while his wife was pregnant.

The UK has called the apparent abduction of a bookseller from Hong Kong a "serious breach" of the treaty that paved the way for the city's return to China.

A Canadian man who suffered a head injury and went missing for 30 years is set to be reunited with his family after remembering his identity.

The UN hopes to start delivering aid to some besieged areas in Syria shortly, after world powers agree to push for a halt to hostilities in a week's time.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vows to retake "the whole country", but says the involvement of regional powers means it could take "a long time".