Puerto Rico defaults on a $422m (£289m) debt payment due on Monday, but wins breathing space from some major creditors for further talks.

The European Commission is to grant Turkey conditional approval for visa-free travel within the EU's Schengen Zone, sources tell the BBC.

Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison is set to unveil a budget that is widely expected to double as an unofficial election campaign launch.

Brazil's attorney general asks the Supreme Court to authorise the start of corruption investigations against former presidential candidate Aecio Neves.

Chinese regulators are investigating Baidu following the death of a student after treatment at a facility advertised on the search engine.

Celebrities at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art go metallic, as this year's Met Ball celebrates the convergence of man and machine.

The zero-fuel aeroplane Solar Impulse starts to cross the continental USA, flying the first leg from California to Arizona.

Venezuela's opposition presents to the electoral authorities a petition calling for a referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro.