Sri Lanka's navy says around 140 people are feared missing after a military vessel went down off its southern coast.

The Cypriot government suspects the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon targeted the UK's RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus.

The case has gripped South Korea, where there is no regulation on how far into pregnancy an abortion can take place.

It is the fourth Australian death at a Japanese ski resort this year.

The carefully choreographed annual meetings signal the priorities of the world's second-largest economy.

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

Mosiuoa Lekota was imprisoned with former South African President Nelson Mandela on Robben Island.

An official says more preparations are needed for the three-day ceremony in Tehran, where the supreme leader will lie in state.