Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.

A smartphone app released by the Canadian province of Alberta will allow people who fled the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray to see satellite images of their homes.

Save the Children is calling for greater commitment to ensure refugee children remain in school, the BBC's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, reports.

Ousted Australian prime minister Tony Abbott uses Ukraine's Eurovision victory to take an apparent swipe at Russia.

Early results in the Dominican Republic's presidential election give incumbent Danilo Medina a strong lead.

Police in Colombia say they have seized nearly eight tonnes of cocaine in the town of Turbo, their biggest domestic haul.

The Colombian government says it has agreed a road map for the release of child soldiers from the ranks of the left-wing Farc rebels.

A Hong Kong man is arrested in China in connection with a plot to use a drone to disrupt a high level Chinese visit to Hong Kong, state media report.