A pyrotechnics blast at a Paris arena injures 15 people, five seriously, just hours before the start of a musical about the French Revolution.

A former prosecutor in the US state of Texas will be sent to jail for his role in the wrongful conviction of an innocent man 26 years ago.

The son of Suriname's president is charged by the United States with attempting to provide material support to the Shia militant group Hezbollah.

China's leaders begin a key meeting - known as the Third Plenum - where the economic and political agenda for the next decade will be discussed.

One of the strongest typhoons ever to hit land has slammed the Philippines, forcing millions to take shelter.

Talks in Geneva on Iran's nuclear programme are to resume on Saturday as a US official says negotiators have made some progress.

At least 100 people are reported killed by Typhoon Haiyan in the city of Tacloban, as the country tries to recover after the storm.

Voters in the Maldives go to the polls to elect a new president, amid tensions after a previous round was annulled and another stopped by police.