West Virginia mayor steps down after apparently supporting "ape in heels" Facebook comment.

US, Canadian and Australian warships head for Kaikoura to help evacuations as aftershocks continue.

The parent firm of messaging app Snapchat files to list on the US stock market, reports say, and could be worth $25bn.

A hospital in India is fined after releasing a dead body to the wrong family for cremation.

Nintendo shares rise in Tokyo after it announces its Super Mario iPhone game will launch on 15 December 15, costing $10 (£8).

Researchers find traces of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in birds' feathers.

Ex-economy minister Emmanuel Macron says he will revolutionise French politics if elected president.

A Russian court overturns opposition leader Alexei Navalny's fraud conviction but orders a retrial.