Dutch police are responding to a hostage situation at Apple's flagship store in the city.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell almost 2%, while the Kospi in South Korea lost 1.4% in early trading.

Floods in Petrópolis have exposed the dangerous conditions that residents live with everyday.

The Pacific island nation was cut off from the world for weeks after an undersea volcano erupted.

Dozens more are injured after sticks of dynamite in a market near the mine blew up, officials say.

All 7.5 million residents must undergo testing as the city battles surging infection rates.

No one will be prosecuted for having an abortion within the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, a court rules.

Uefa is almost certain to switch the this season's Champions League final away from St Petersburg amid the Ukraine-Russia crisis.