The mayor of Baltimore axes the city's police chief months after the US city was rocked by riots following the death of a black man in custody.

Time Warner Cable is ordered to pay a woman almost $230,000 after a judge rules it harassed her with automated calls.

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange restarts after being suspended for almost four hours due to a technical fault.

Former Guinea military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara is indicted for his role in a 2009 massacre in Conakry, his lawyer says.

Greece extends bank closures and a €60 daily limit on ATM withdrawals until Monday, as Athens seeks to secure a deal with creditors on its huge debt.

The South Carolina House rejects amendments to a bill that would remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol grounds.

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is sentenced in New Zealand to eight months of house detention for drug possession and making threats to kill.

Pope Francis speaks of the need to protect the vulnerable from capitalism, as he continues his tour of Latin America's poorest countries.