From Arctic lights to the hidden colours of constellations, an Australian photography competition captures the night sky to incredible effect.

Three policemen and a civilian have been killed by unknown gunmen in Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty, officials say.

There is outrage in India after a student is allegedly gang-raped by five men who had also raped her three years ago.

The father of Qandeel Baloch speaks out in support of his daughter, who was killed by her brother for "dishonouring" the family, local media report.

An international criminal network used malware to steal more than $2.5 million from dozens of ATMs, Taiwanese police say, as they arrest three suspects.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is booed as he attends a minute's silence in Nice, where an attacker in a lorry killed 84 people on Thursday.

The United Nations cultural agency Unesco names Iraq's southern marshes - once decimated by Saddam Hussein - a World Heritage Site.

The highest-ranked Baltimore police officer charged in connection with the custody death of Freddie Gray is acquitted on all charges.