A court in Egypt sends 78 boys under the age of 18 to prison for taking part in protests in support of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The first human trial of an experimental vaccine against Ebola suggests that it is safe and may help the immune system to combat the virus.

The Royal Navy wants to ask US squadrons to fly off its new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, because of delays to Britain’s new F35B fighters.

The price of oil has fallen as Opec oil producers prepare for their meeting on Thursday and data shows crude stocks rose last week.

Thailand's finance minister tells the BBC that elections to end military rule might now not take place until 2016.

Australia Test batsman Phil Hughes dies in hospital, two days after being hit on the head by a ball during a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The younger sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is referred to as a senior official for the first time by state media.

Missouri's governor reportedly rejects calls for a new grand jury to decide if a white police officer who killed a black teenager should be charged.