A controversial Russian aid convoy remains parked near Ukraine's border, still waiting for permission to cross the frontier.

The UN's health agency says the scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be "vastly underestimated", as the death toll reaches 1,069.

Thousands of people have held vigils across the US in honour of a black teenager killed by police in Missouri.

UN peacekeepers in Haiti clash with supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide at a protest in the capital Port-au-Prince.

Narendra Modi says India has been shamed by a recent spate of rapes, as he makes his first Independence Day speech as prime minister.

Banana firm Chiquita rejects a takeover bid by Brazil's Cutrale and Safra groups, saying it will stick to a plan to merge with Fyffes.

Ten people were injured when Chinese police opened fire on Tibetans protesting against the detention of a village leader, activist groups and news reports say.

Pakistan protest leaders Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri address crowds gathered in key towns as they inch towards Islamabad.