A former rubbish collector convicted of the "Grim Sleeper" serial murders in Los Angeles is given the death sentence.

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law is arrested in California on suspicion of drink driving, according to reports.

The hunt for a cancer cure should be treated with as much urgency as the Ebola outbreak, says US Vice-President Joe Biden.

Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic Party nomination for the US presidency, according to a delegate count by the Associated Press.

North Korea appears to have restarted its nuclear facility at Yongbyon, which processes plutonium for nuclear weapons, the IAEA says.

A Japanese boy who was lost for six days in dense forests after his parents left him behind has forgiven them, says his father, as details emerge of his ordeal.

Exclusive seafront homes in Sydney, Australia are in danger of collapsing after two nights of deadly high tides wash away up to 50m of beach.

At least 11 people have been killed by a blast which targeted a police bus in central Istanbul, officials say.