The spokesman for the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front is among 20 or so jihadists killed in an air raid in Syria, activists report.

Greece is to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal, despite fears over a lack of preparations and criticism from campaigners.

Joe Medicine Crow, a Native American historian and last surviving war chief from his Crow tribe, dies aged 102.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde dismisses reports that the body is trying to push Greece towards default as "simply nonsense".

Indian mining giant Adani is a step closer to building one of the world's biggest coal mines in Australia, but still faces legal challenges from environmental and Indigenous groups.

At least 53 people have been killed by flash floods caused by several days of torrential rain in northwest Pakistan, officials say.

A former Catholic bishop accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children in Ballarat, Australia between the 1970s and 1990s has died.

A low-budget film depicting a bleak future for Hong Kong under Beijing's control, called Ten Years, wins one of Asia's top film awards.