Australia are playing India in the delayed first Test in Adelaide - in an emotion-charged game following the death of batsman Phillip Hughes.

Security is raised at US embassies and bases, the White House says, ahead of the release of a report into harsh CIA interrogations.

Global efforts over the past decade have halved the number of people dying from malaria - a tremendous achievement, says the World Health Organization.

A "Day of Silence" is being held in Ukraine in an attempt to kick-start a much-violated truce deal, but new peace talks in Belarus remain uncertain.

Australia was the worst performing industrial country in terms of climate change in 2014, a new report says.

A private plane crashes into a home in a Maryland suburb of Washington DC, killing three people on board and three on the ground.

A South African judge is set to rule on whether prosecutors can challenge Oscar Pistorius' five-year sentence, which they regard as too lenient.

Hong Kong protesters brace for the clearance of parts of their main site, after an injunction paves the way for official action.