Three Spanish journalists who were kidnapped in Syria last year are released, the government in Madrid says.

A massive, out-of-control wildfire raging in the Canadian province of Alberta is growing rapidly and could spread to neighbouring Saskatchewan, officials say.

Two Nato soldiers are killed in Afghanistan and a third wounded when attackers wearing Afghan security forces uniforms open fire on them, Nato says.

Unbeaten favourite Nyquist, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, wins the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Conservationists have launched a global campaign asking the public to use a smartphone app to help tackle the illegal trade in wildlife.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is threatened, state media report.

Australians will go to the polls on 2 July after the longest campaign in the country's history, as PM Malcolm Turnbull calls a national election.

Rescuers are trying to reach 35 construction workers who have been buried under a landslide in China's Fujian province, state media report.