Possibly the last remaining female, the turtle was artificially inseminated 24 hours before she died.

One of three staff abducted in 2013 is thought to be in the hands of the Islamic State group.

President Lenin Moreno tells the Guardian that Assange tried to use the building as a 'centre for spying'.

The transitional military council says it will approve a prime minister of the opposition's choosing.

The Australian rugby union authorities terminate Israel Folau's contract over a social media post in which he said "hell awaits" gay people.

Prosecutors say 36 media figures broke the law over coverage of Cardinal George Pell's abuse trial.

A painstaking operation begins to remove fuel rods from a Fukushima reactor hit by the 2011 tsunami.

Thousands maintain a sit-in outside army headquarters calling for an immediate move to civilian rule.