The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is facing criminal charges after US officials said the church leaders ignored reports that a priest was molesting children.

Bangladesh and India are to sign a historic agreement to simplify their common border by exchanging more than 150 enclaves of land.

There have been several incidences of violence around Mexico as the country prepares for Sunday's mid-term elections.

A total of 331 people have been confirmed dead following the righting of the Eastern Star cruise ship, which capsized on Monday in the Yangtze River.

Four Saudi soldiers and dozens of Yemeni rebels are killed in intense fighting along the two countries' border, the Saudi-led coalition says.

Pope Francis is due in Bosnia-Hercegovina, where he is expected to make a plea for peace and reconciliation in the country.

Five policemen are injured as participants of a gay pride march in Ukraine's capital Kiev are attacked with smoke bombs and stones.

Only "an insane person in a dream" could imagine that Russia would attack Nato countries, President Vladimir Putin says.