The new leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia pledges to continue his predecessor's plans to secede within 18 months.

Spain's Princess Cristina is due to appear in court on fraud charges - the first member of the country's royal family to be put on trial.

The Calais "jungle" camp may be a place for returning UK jihadis to "hide in plain sight", a former police head of counter-terrorism says.

The latest Star Wars film takes $53m (£36.5m) in ticket sales on its first weekend in China, the country's highest ever opening weekend according to the studio.

The UN says an aid convoy should leave for Madaya, a Syrian town under government siege, where people are reported to be starving to death.

Mexico formally starts the process of extradition to the US of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who was recaptured last week.

A group of Chinese investors have bought one of Germany's largest machinery suppliers, KraussMaffei, for €925m ($1bn; £694m).

Music legend David Bowie dies aged 69 from cancer, his son says.