A planet 100 light-years away resembles a young version of Jupiter, astronomers say.

The supreme court in the US state of Connecticut overturns the death penalty for inmates on death row, deeming it unconstitutional.

US army whistleblower Pte Chelsea Manning, who is serving a 35-year jail sentence for leaking classified US files, may face solitary confinement, her lawyer says.

US officials return to France a $15m Picasso painting stolen 14 years ago and described as a handicraft worth $37 in an intercepted shipment.

Militants from Islamic State are suspected of using chemical weapons in an attack against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, officials say.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro fails to mention US embassy reopening in letter marking his 89th birthday.

Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is to deliver a WW2 anniversary statement, with China and South Korea concerned he may water down past apologies for wartime actions.