Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group fighting for justice for victims of the junta years, holds its 2,000th weekly rally.

The Nigerian government reports two cases of polio in the first re-emergence of the disease in the country since 2014.

Colombia and Venezuela agree to partially re-open their border from Saturday, almost a year after it was closed on security grounds.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, briefly triggering a local tsunami warning.

A series of blasts across southern Thailand targets popular tourist towns among other locations, leaving at least three dead and many injured.

More than 70 Republicans sign a letter to the head of the party's National Committee urging him to stop helping Donald Trump's campaign.

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan takes to Twitter to express his disappointment at being "detained" by US authorities at Los Angeles International Airport.

A new online campaign is putting pressure on fast food giant McDonald's to impose a global ban on products from animals treated with antibiotics.