A campaign urges Australian sports stars not to stand for the national anthem during this weekend's major finals as a protest against inequality.

The proportion of Americans who favour capital punishment for convicted murderers falls to 48% - the lowest level for four decades.

Israeli police make several arrests as a huge security operation swings into action ahead of Friday's funeral for former prime minister and president Shimon Peres.

Hillary Clinton says presidential rival Donald Trump appears to have violated US laws, after a report said he broke a trade embargo with Cuba.

World leaders including Barack Obama and Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas are in Israel for the funeral of Shimon Peres, one of the country's founding fathers.

The US announces plans to build a military air base in Niger that will be capable of deploying drones, as part of anti-Islamist efforts.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte compares his anti-drug campaign to the Holocaust, saying he would be happy to kill as many drug addicts as Hitler did Jews.

Greece reacts angrily after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to question a 1923 treaty that set borders between the two countries.