Australia has announced a surge in defence spending, a move that reflects concern over military expansion in the region.

Apple boss Tim Cook hits back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook.

More than a dozen people plead not guilty to charges related to an armed takeover of wildlife refuge in the US state of Oregon.

A holographic "ghost rally" is held in South Korean capital Seoul against what the organisers say is the erosion of free speech in the country.

Iranian authorities have arrested the elderly father of an American who has been in jail in the country for the past four months, according to the man's family.

French authorities are demanding that Google pays €1.6bn in back taxes, substantially more than the sum received by UK tax authorities.

At least three people are dead and thousands are without power after a strong storm system barrelled up the east coast of the US.

The Cuban government has eased travel restrictions for some of the country's best-known dissidents ahead of a visit to Cuba by President Obama.