A 32-year-old special forces officer has died of his wounds after he was shot during a raid on the home of a man linked to a far-right movement.

The operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from so-called Islamic State militants is going faster than planned, the Iraqi leader says.

A 72-hour truce in conflict-ravaged Yemen begins

A humanitarian pause announced by Russia is to come into effect in the Syrian city of Aleppo to allow civilians and rebels to leave the devastated city.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, as they look towards closer ties and boosting trade.

The killing of two activists fighting for land rights in Honduras sparks international condemnation.

World wine output is expected to hit a four-year low in 2016 after bad weather hit production in France and South America, industry forecasts say.

An Indonesian man is jailed for 10 years for his role in a bomb and gun attack in Jakarta in January.