Germany accuses Turkey of intimidation after the detention of German-Turkish writer Dogan Akhanli.

Several carriages jumped the rails in Uttar Pradesh, leaving at least 23 dead and dozens injured.

A third of the north-eastern region of Ras Baalbek is recaptured in offensive launched on Saturday.

Tal Afar, the last major city held by IS in Iraq, has been a target since the fall of Mosul in July.

The family of Dick Gregory, who satirised racism with his stand-up, announce his death aged 84.

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend the Sagrada Familia to commemorate 14 killed in attacks.

Robert Mugabe's wife is back in Harare despite allegations of an assault at a Johannesburg hotel.

All Blacks great Sir Colin Meads, who was named as New Zealand's best rugby player of the 20th Century, dies of pancreatic cancer, aged 81.