Venezuela introduces power cuts of four hours a day from next week to deal with a worsening energy crisis.

A landslide triggered by torrential rains at a tourist spot in north-eastern India has killed at least 15 people, officials say.

Authorities in Mali say they have arrested a Mauritanian man suspected of masterminding deadly terror attacks on hotels in the country last year.

A judge has cleared Canadian Senator Mike Duffy of all 31 charges in a corruption case.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto proposes legalising marijuana for medical purposes and easing restrictions for personal use of the drug.

The UK's ability to fight terrorism would be "more effective" if it sticks together with its European allies, the US President Barack Obama says.

A 11-year-old boy slips into a deep well and drowns while reportedly fetching water in a drought-affected area on India's western state of Maharashtra.

An appeal court in Mauritania upholds the death sentence of a blogger convicted of apostasy, but refers his case to the Supreme Court.