Firefighters in Nicaragua try to bring under control a huge fire at the country's only oil refinery.

Police officers in the US arrest a fugitive after seeing through his elaborate disguise as an elderly man.

New Zealand Rugby says a hotel room where the All Blacks held meetings in Sydney was bugged before Saturday's match against Australia.

Usain Bolt ends his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented 'triple triple' and ninth gold as Jamaica win the 4x100m relay final.

One of the US swimmers caught up in a scandal over a made-up robbery at the Olympics says that he cannot explain team-mate Ryan Lochte's actions.

A 14-year-old US girl accused of stabbing her classmate to please the online horror character Slender Man pleads not guilty on grounds of mental illness.

A court in Texas stays the execution of a convicted accomplice to murder, ordering a review of the testimony of a witness dubbed "Dr Death".

Taliban militants capture a key district in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, forcing government troops to retreat, officials say.