The Pentagon says a US Navy vessel fired three warning shots when an Iranian military boat approached it head-on in the Gulf.

Police in Brazil say they want prosecutors to charge US swimmer Ryan Lochte over his claim to have been robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics.

Italy declares a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by Wednesday's earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade.

At least seven people are killed in a bomb and gun attack on a beach restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Bolivian authorities say the deputy interior minister has been kidnapped and killed by striking miners.

A car bomb explodes hits a police checkpoint in Cizre, south-east Turkey, killing eight policemen and wounding more than 45, reports say.

The BBC's Jonathan Head explores the Philippines' dark underbelly of police raids, dealers and assassins through the story of one woman trapped in a chilling predicament.

Three flaws in Apple's iOS operating system are found that meant spyware could be installed with a single tap.