Police in California are investigating after a video posted online showed a group of officers tackling a teenager, reportedly for jaywalking.

A Muslim boy arrested in Texas for bringing a homemade clock to school continues to receive an outpouring of support from scientists and politicians.

The Mexican authorities arrest a gang leader who they say was a key figure in the disappearance of 43 students last year in Guerrero state.

At least six militants are killed during an attack on a Pakistani air force base in the northern city of Peshawar, an army spokesman says.

A study showing that nearly all mammals take the same amount of time to urinate wins one of the 2015 Ig Nobel prizes.

Japan's upper house is set to hold its final vote on bills to expand the role of the country's military abroad, with the move expected to pass.

Republican hopeful Donald Trump faces criticism for failing to correct a supporter who said President Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".

India state has declassified files on revolutionary leader Subhash Chandra Bose, whose death has been the subject of a number of conspiracy theories.