Police in Japan detain a 23-year-old man on suspicion of keeping a teenage girl prisoner for two years.

Fidel Castro breaks his silence over President Obama's Cuba visit in a damning letter published in a state-run newspaper.

Former Honduran President Rafael Callejas pleads guilty in New York to charges of conspiracy in connection with the Fifa corruption scandal.

Hours after Syrian troops recaptured Palmyra, images emerge showing the extent of damage wrought by Islamic State group militants.

Antoine Demoitie dies in hospital after being struck by motorbike during Belgium's Gent-Wevelgem race, which was won by Peter Sagan.

The Mexican authorities say they have arrested the top money launderer for the Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzman.

Israel reassigns its nominee for ambassador to Brazil, whose appointment Brasilia refused to accept, apparently because he is a former settler leader.

The Syrian army, backed by Russian air strikes, is said to be continuing its offensive against so-called Islamic State after recapturing the ancient city of Palmyra.