An Israeli military court has sentenced four Palestinians to life in prison for the murder of an Israeli couple last October, the military says.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, says missile tests have given his country "the sure capability to attack US interests in the Pacific".

Fears over the Zika virus have contributed to a "huge" increase in number of abortions in Latin America, researchers suggest.

Brazil's supreme court rules there is enough evidence to file new corruption charges against the suspended leader of the lower house of Congress.

Seven people, including three Australians and a New Zealander, are believed kidnapped in Nigeria in an attack which left one person dead.

China's Ministry of Education says it will tear up any school running tracks found to contain hazardous materials blamed for making students ill.

A Japanese porn industry association apologises and promises reform, amid allegations women were being forced to perform.

Three people are killed in Madrid, at the office of a lawyer who used to prosecute drugs cases in Peru, Spanish media report.