The Philae lander re-establishes radio contact with its orbiting Rosetta satellite and is sending data from the surface of the Comet 67P.

Forensic experts in Mexico looking for 43 missing students identify the remains of a missing Ugandan Catholic priest kidnapped in April.

World leaders are meeting in Brisbane, Australia, for the first day of the G20 summit, with global growth the focus of the talks.

A "major milestone" in the elimination of polio has been reached, the US Centres for Disease Control says.

Brazilian police have carried out a series of raids and arrested 18 people as part of a corruption investigation into the state-run oil firm Petrobras.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issues an alert for the Molucca Sea in Indonesia after a quake of 7.3 magnitude.

US President Barack Obama, who is attending the G20 summit in Australia, says Asia's security must not be based on intimidation and bullying.

Three Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders are stopped from boarding a plane to Beijing, as authorities say their travel permits are invalid.