A former German intelligence employee is sentenced to eight years in jail for spying for the CIA and the Russian secret service.

Washington's Metro, the second busiest subway system in the US, will reopen on Thursday after a unprecedented daylong shutdown over safety concerns.

The American singer Frank Sinatra Junior, who carried on his father's legacy, dies hours before he is due to give a concert in Florida.

US President Barack Obama issues an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, following a recent nuclear test and satellite launch.

EU leaders are hoping to conclude a deal with Turkey to ease the migrant crisis as EU head Donald Tusk admits a "catalogue of issues" remains unresolved.

Journalists at one of Australia's largest publishers Fairfax media have gone on strike after the company announced plans to cut 120 jobs.

Donald Trump winning the US presidency is considered one of the top 10 risks facing the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.

A Chinese official rules out independence for Hong Kong, days after a university newspaper called for it to become a sovereign state in 2047.