A Turkish minister tells the BBC he is losing hope of getting a visa-free deal with the EU, as Ankara's tough anti-terror laws remain a key sticking point.

The International Olympic Committee says that it sees no need to cancel, delay or move the Rio Olympic Games because of the Zika virus threat.

Police in Venezuela use tear gas and block the path of opposition demonstrators marching against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.

Ukraine says it has recovered 17 paintings - including works by Tintoretto and Rubens - stolen from an Italian museum and worth more than €16m (£13m; $18m).

One in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year, global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute suggest.

The US is to activate in Romania its land-based missile defence station, which will form part of America's controversial European shield.

Two pieces of aircraft debris found on beaches in Mauritius and South Africa almost certainly came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, officials say.

A gun used to shoot dead Florida teenager Trayvon Martin is to be auctioned by the man who shot him, George Zimmerman.