Intense fighting continues around the Syrian city of Aleppo, where a rebel offensive is trying to break the government siege of opposition-held areas.

The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus took its inaugural test run in the streets of Hebei, much to the amazement of Chinese citizens.

Burundi's government rejects a decision to deploy a UN police force to the country in an effort to end more than a year of political violence.

Fresh rifts emerge within the US Republican Party over presidential candidate Donald Trump, as he refuses to back two senior figures in his own party.

Donald Trump's top aide is denying reports of deep divisions within the campaign after a damaging series of missteps by the Republican nominee.

At least 18 people die in a suicide bomb blast targeting soldiers in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.

Delaware's Supreme Court has ruled that the state's death penalty is unconstitutional

North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile which travels 1,000km (620 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, say South Korea and Japan.