Mexico revokes permits to build a controversial mega-resort in Baja California after environmentalists warned it could damage a nearby coral reef.

Nik Wallenda, the seventh generation of the daredevil Flying Wallendas family, prepares to cross Niagara Falls on a two-inch tightrope.

Seven people are injured after striking coal miners clash with riot police outside a mine in northern Spain, officials say.

British Columbia's Supreme Court has struck down the ban against physician-assisted suicide, giving parliament one year to draft new legislation.

Facebook's chief technology officer announces he is leaving the social network site in the coming weeks to start up a new company.

China is about to launch its fourth crewed space mission, and the first to involve a woman astronaut - 33-year-old Liu Yang.

Egyptians will vote over the next two days in a run-off to choose who will be their first freely-elected president.

Campaigning in Greece ends ahead of a crucial election on Sunday which could ultimately decide its future in the eurozone.