More than 220,000 people are without power after heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California.

Brazilian prosecutors charged 35 executives from the country's largest engineering companies in connection with the Petrobras corruption scandal.

Charges are dropped against a US woman who was on death row for over 20 years after being convicted of arranging the murder of her son.

The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.1tn budget, hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday.

The Jakarta Post defends the publication of a cartoon criticising Islamic State (IS) militants, after its editor was named in a defamation case.

The archbishop of Jos in central Nigeria says more must be done to protect ordinary people, after dozens died in twin attacks blamed on Boko Haram.

The executive at the heart of the Korean Air "nut rage" furore and her father, the airline chairman, issue public apologies, amid a simmering backlash.

Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies.