The UN says it will consider lifting sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund if a new government can regain control of the country.

Brazil's sports minister and another senior official resign in the latest blow to the government of President Dilma Rousseff, as calls for her impeachment mount.

There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study suggests.

The US state is set to be the first to raise its minimum wage $15 per hour after a proposal passed both houses of the state legislature.

An Australian woman who was allegedly drugged and raped during a night out in Seoul is now involved in a public battle with South Korean police.

North Korea is using radio waves to jam GPS navigation systems near the border regions, say South Korean officials.

The US says it is "appalled" by reports that Syrian government air strikes killed more than 30 people in a rebel-held suburb of Damascus on Thursday.

Police open a murder inquiry after noted Russian journalist Dmitry Tsilikin is found stabbed to death in his flat in St Petersburg.