The mother-in-law of F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, kidnapped last week in Brazil, is freed without any ransom paid, say police.

The President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, for the first time apologises to the island's indigenous communities for centuries of mistreatment.

A Nigerian behind thousands of online scams around the world has been arrested in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, Interpol alleges.

Three men suspected of participating in the gang rape of a woman and her teenage daughter are sent to jail for 14 days as investigations continue.

More New Zealanders are held in Australian immigration detention facilities than any other nationality, Australian statistics show.

The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, says he keeps a little black book for noting down people who have betrayed him.

A woman is charged under Thailand's lese majeste laws over a single word used in response to a Facebook posting critical of the royal family.

Torrential rain floods the Canadian city of Fort McMurray just months after wildfires gutted the area.