At least five people have been killed after Typhoon Chaba battered South Korea bringing strong winds and heavy rain.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is charged with corruption in a new case, according to local media reports.

Rescue workers in Haiti struggle to reach parts of the country cut off by the most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade.

The US says Israel's announcement of new West Bank settlement homes "undermines the pursuit of peace".

F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo gives his backing to nine Australians arrested for stripping at the Malaysian Grand Prix, as they appear in court.

The British fiance of singer Kylie Minogue says their plans for a wedding are on hold until same-sex marriage is legalised in Australia.

Suspected al-Shabab militants kill at least six people in an attack in Kenya's north-eastern province of Mandera, the governor says.

Nine Australians arrested for indecency after stripping to swimwear at the Malaysian Grand Prix are freed at their first court hearing.