Greece is due to receive the latest tranche of bailout funds needed to keep the economy afloat later on Thursday.

Australia's media watchdog launches an inquiry into a radio station's Duchess of Cambridge hoax call, which was taken by a nurse later found dead.

Pakistan is failing to address thousands of human rights abuses taking place in its tribal areas in the north-west, Amnesty International says.

Angry protesters clash with police in Argentina after a day after a court acquits 13 defendants in the Marita Veron sex slavery case.

EU leaders prepare to meet in Brussels to try to hammer out a banking union deal, seen as vital to bolster the euro and prevent bank failures.

Former Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva is to be formally charged with murder over the death of a taxi driver shot by soldiers during political violence.

Japan accuses China of violating its airspace, after a Chinese plane was observed over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

A car bomb has killed 16 people in the Qatana suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state media, which blamed "terrorists".