Jamaica investigates the killing of a policeman shot dead by an off-duty officer after reportedly attempting an armed robbery at a bar.

Rolling Stone magazine retracts a 2014 article about a rape on the campus of a US university, after a report calls it "a failure of journalism".

Seven members of the same family drown while trying to rescue a teenage girl who fell into a reservoir, state media report.

Bangladesh's Supreme Court rejects a final appeal against the death sentence given to senior Islamist leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman.

Cyprus lifts the last remaining capital controls it imposed on its banking system during the financial crisis of 2013.

President Obama seeks to reassure Israel that the US remains its staunchest supporter, amid Israeli fears about a deal on Iran's nuclear programme.

India launches its first air quality index, to provide real time information about its often dangerous urban pollution.

Ukraine's President Poroshenko accepts holding a referendum that could give rebel-held eastern areas more autonomy.