Russia's increasing military action in Syria is forcing moderate elements within the Syrian opposition into the hands of extremists, a US state department spokesman says.

Major cinemas in Pakistan ban Indian films in what they call an act of solidarity with the armed forces as tension mounts over the Kashmir dispute.

Two US sisters found dead while on holiday in the Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to police on the Indian Ocean island.

The most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic for nine years moves towards Jamaica, with wind speeds strong enough to wreck houses and infrastructure.

The 37-year-old denies murdering Joshua Shutter with a sword at their home in January 2015.

Seven species of yellow-faced bee native to Hawaii are the first bees to be added to the US list of endangered species.

South Korea's president urges North Koreans to defect, just days after a soldier from the North defected across the heavily policed Demilitarized Zone.

A tax evasion amnesty in India prompts tens of thousands of people to declare more than $9.5bn in undeclared income and assets.