A Canadian man arrested with his wife in China in August 2014 has returned home, Canadian officials say.

Edward Snowden dismisses a report by the House of Representatives intelligence committee that heavily criticises his activities.

The US Department of Justice is asking Deutsche Bank to pay $14bn to settle an investigation linked to the 2008 financial crisis, the bank says.

One of Brazil's best-loved television actors, Domingos Montagner, drowns in a river on the set of the country's most popular soap opera.

Riot police clash with protesters in France marching against labour reforms in what unions say will be the last of such demonstrations.

US safety regulators announce a formal recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone after battery issues lead to overheating and the phone catching fire.

European Council President Donald Tusk calls on EU leaders to take a "brutally honest" look at the bloc's problems as they meet in Bratislava.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign acknowledges for the first time that he believes that President Obama was born in the US.