The Pope's senior adviser on global warming has urged Catholics all over the world to join global climate marches planned for Sunday.

Russia strengthens its anti-aircraft defences in Syria by moving a cruiser closer to the coast and deploying new missiles at an air base.

Relatives of Syrian boy Alan Kurdi, whose drowning off Turkey triggered an international outcry, are to be admitted to Canada, his aunt says.

The president of Paraguay fires the head of the country's indigenous affairs office after he kicks an indigenous woman.

Japan decides to resume hunting whales in the Antarctic after a break of more than a year despite a ruling by the International Court of Justice.

The Brazilian government says it will sue mining company Samarco $5.2bn for the environmental damage caused when a waste water dam collapsed.

Pope Francis is to pay his respects to Ugandan Christians martyred for their faithon the latest stage of his African trip.

Chicago police say a 27-year-old man has been charged with murder over the execution-style shooting of a nine-year-old boy.