A Chinese human rights activist tells the BBC she has been barred from leaving the country just as she was planning to travel to the US to accept an award.

A top Nigerian official tells the BBC that a would-be suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon is not one of the missing schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok two years ago.

Major firms including Bank of America reject North Carolina's new law which ends anti-discrimination protection for gay and transgender people.

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says global risks mean that the Fed should "proceed cautiously" before raising interest rates.

An Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus using a fake suicide belt is remanded in custody for eight days.

Jihadist bombers who attacked Brussels last week also searched the internet for PM Charles Michel's office and home, reports say.

Iran's Supreme Leader says anyone who thinks negotiations are more important than building a missile system are traitors, his official website reports.

A top Australian university has rejected claims it is trying to rewrite the nation's colonial history.