US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon and believed in aliens, dies at the age of 85.

French prosecutors are investigating at least six attacks on migrants at the makeshift Calais camp called the Jungle, the BBC understands.

Fierce clashes are reported near the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, as thousands of refugees stream to the Turkish border, triggering a new crisis.

Protesters in Haiti beat a man to death in a clash with former soldiers amid political uncertainty after an election is postponed.

The UN's top human rights official arrives in Sri Lanka amid concerns that the country's president is backtracking on promises to investigate war crimes.

The Pentagon releases nearly 200 photographs linked to allegations of abuse by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan over a decade ago.

North Korea reportedly advances the date of its a controversial "satellite" launch suspected to be a cover for weapons testing

Bhutan's King Wangchuck and Queen Pema have their first child, who becomes crown prince of the remote Himalayan kingdom.