Samsung will limit the batteries of South Korean Note 7 smartphones to 60% of their capacity following a recall of the devices.

Israeli ex-President Shimon Peres is responsive after suffering a serious stroke, with doctors describing his condition as critical but stable.

The US agrees to supply Israel with military aid for the next 10 years in a record $38bn (£28.bn) deal - the largest in US history.

Puerto Rican beauty queen Kristhielee Caride loses her legal bid to reclaim her title, taken from her for poor behaviour.

Brazil's new government announces a privatisation plan aimed at reviving the country's struggling economy.

A newly elected senator uses his maiden speech to say Australia should take inspiration from the UK and "OzExit" from the United Nations.

Wikileaks leaker Chelsea Manning says she has ended a hunger strike because the army has agreed to provide her with a gender surgery.

Britain's 2011 military intervention in Libya was based on "erroneous assumptions", according to MPs who blame ex-PM David Cameron for the lack of a coherent strategy.