Samsung has confirmed it is in talks with US consumer watchdogs after a lawsuit against the firm over "exploding" washing machines.

The price of oil surges after ministers from the Opec oil cartel announce a preliminary deal to cut production for the first time in eight years.

The Sudanese government is allegedly using chemical weapons against its own people, killing dozens of children in Darfur, Amnesty International alleges.

Police in California say they shot dead a Ugandan refugee because he pulled an object from his pocket, pointed it and assumed a 'shooting stance'.

Relatives of prisoners who died during a riot in 1992 in a Sao Paulo jail are appealing after a Brazilian court threw out convictions against 74 police officers.

Due in large part to the softening of the New York real estate market, Mr Trump's personal wealth has fallen to $3.7bn, says Forbes.

The remains of 10 US soldiers killed during the Mexican-American war of 1846 are being returned 170 years after their deaths.

Thousands of people are expected to pay their final respects in Jerusalem to former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, who died at the age of 93.