US Secretary of State John Kerry accuses rebels in east Ukraine of a "blatant land grab", amid talks in Berlin to try to de-escalate the violence.

The Jamaican cabinet approves a bill to legalise use of small amounts of marijuana which will be examined in the senate this week.

A newly released video shows a black man being shot dead by US police officers as he steps out of a car with his hands raised.

The families of 36 people who died in a New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai will receive compensation, local authorities say.

Chile announces a fresh investigation into the death of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda, as suspicions persist that he was poisoned.

The UN urges Myanmar to condemn a Buddhist nationalist monk for using "sexist" and "insulting" comments against its special envoy.

Senior officials from 21 countries gather in London to discuss global efforts to tackle the militant group Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

Australia's indigenous Barngarla people win a campaign, lasting nearly 20 years, for the law to recognise their right to traditional lands.