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

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".

Firefighters in California gain ground in tackling the massive Blue Cut wildfire, containing around 40% and allowing many evacuees to return home.

The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge opens in Zhangjiajie city, in China's Hunan province.

North Korea brands a UK-based diplomat who defected to South Korea as "human scum" who had been accused of child rape and embezzlement.

An ex-commando agrees to pay nearly $7m to the US government for violating secrecy agreements by publishing about a book about the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

Large numbers of Yemenis take part in a demonstration in the capital Sanaa in support of Houthi rebels who control the city.

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