China has been branded "a bully" and an international lawbreaker after its ships blasted Philippine vessels with water cannon in the South China Sea.
Three suspects have been charged by Canadian police over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in Vancouver last June, in an incident that sparked a diplomatic spat between Ottawa and New Delhi.
Heavy rains in southern Brazil have killed 37 people, local authorities have said, with dozens still unaccounted for.
The UK will appoint a new envoy to oversee a plan to ramp up the production of weapons and ammunition, which is now a "national priority", the foreign secretary has revealed.
A crew member on a 120-day voyage around the world is missing at sea.
Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus.
The 69-year-old mother of four babies who were found dead in a freezer in the US city of Boston will not face criminal charges.
Madeleine McCann's parents said their daughter's absence "aches" and they are still "living in limbo" as they mark 17 years since she vanished.
A Kenyan tour guide has rescued 14 tourists after heavy rains caused devastating floodwaters to crash through the Maasai Mara national reserve.
A young women's rights activist from Afghanistan recently left the country and travelled to Iran.