Mexico's federal police chief, Enrique Galindo, has been sacked following allegations police killed at least 22 suspected members of a drugs cartel.

An Aboriginal mother has posted photos of her daughter dressed in 'whiteface' to highlight the "double standards" inflaming racial debates in Australia.

A New Zealand judge allows internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to livestream his appeal against extradition to the US on YouTube.

Monsoon floods in the Ganges river have broken previous records in four locations in northern India, officials tell the BBC

Scientists investigating whether we have entered a new geological age are seeking a suitable "spike" in the environmental record that betrays significant human influence.

Actor and director Mel Brooks leads an outpouring of tributes from entertainment figures to actor Gene Wilder, who has died aged 83.

Ireland should recover up to €13bn (£11bn) from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission rules.

A truck bomb explodes outside a hotel in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, in a heavily secured area close to the gates of the presidential palace.