At least 15 civilians and six attackers die in a suicide bombing by suspected Boko Haram militants in north-east Nigeria, officials say.

Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa says he will travel to Venezuela in two weeks to support groups opposing President Nicolas Maduro.

An earthquake of 8.2 magnitude off Chile triggers a tsunami alert for Latin America's Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey says.

A new genetic analysis confirms where modern lions came from, scientists say.

German airline Lufthansa is to cancel 3,800 flights over the next three days as a strike by pilots over pay and working conditions gets under way.

South Korea says it is analysing what it believes to be a North Korean drone that crashed on a border island amid an exchange of fire with North Korea.

Mexican security forces confirm the death of one of the leaders of the Knights Templar drug cartel after fingerprint tests.

Leaders of some 80 African and EU states gather in Brussels to discuss Africa's big issues, including the conflict in the Central African Republic.