A chemical weapons expert working with Islamic State in Iraq has been killed in a coalition air strike. the US military says.

Liberia's delays the planned re-opening of the country's schools, saying they are not not yet fully prepared to prevent the spread of Ebola.

New regulations are published in Venezuela allowing soldiers to open fire if they feel their lives are at risk during demonstrations.

Nine babies who survived a gas explosion at a Mexican hospital are given DNA testing so they can be reunited with their parents.

EU financial commissioner Pierre Moscovici tells the BBC that Greece belongs in the eurozone, and vows to prevent a "Grexit".

Encouraging terror attacks against Canada will become a crime under legislation proposed by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The far-left Spanish party, Podemos, is to hold a mass rally in the centre of Madrid looking to build on the recent victory of Syriza in Greece.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects any cancellation of Greece's debt, saying banks and creditors have already made substantial cuts.