Scientists say a translucent, "ghost-like" octopod discovered in ocean depths near Hawaii is "almost certainly" a new species.

Polls open in Benin's general election, with 33 candidates fighting to become president.

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz urge other candidates to quit the race for the Republican US presidential nomination after they win two states each in the latest voting.

A woman's body is found inside a lift in China a month after it was improperly switched off, a regional government statement says.

The US and South Korea are set to kick-off their largest ever joint military exercises, officials say, amid tension with North Korea over toughened sanctions.

China's chief economic planner says the world's second largest economy will "absolutely not experience a hard landing" despite cuts to growth forecasts.

Billionaire Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani, accused by the West of sanctions-busting, has been sentenced to death for corruption, Iranian officials say.

Billionaire Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani sentenced to death on corruption charges, justice officials say