A woman in her 50s and an elderly man become South Korea's first fatalities in an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, officials say.

Russian warplanes have made several close passes in recent days over a US destroyer in the Black Sea, the Pentagon said.

A ship carrying more than 450 people sinks during a storm on the Yangtze River in southern China, state media says.

The United Nations has condemned South Sudan's decision to expel the UN humanitarian co-ordinator, Toby Lanzer.

A Canadian court orders three tobacco companies to pay C$15.5bn (£8bn, $12bn) - the largest award for damages in the country's history.

A top US official has pledged reforms after tests found that airport screeners allowed mock explosives and weapons through security checkpoints 95% of the time.

Ministers from 20 countries are to meet in Paris to discuss strategy against Islamic State militants after the group's latest advances in Iraq.

The heads of both the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank have attended talks in Berlin in an attempt to reach a deal with Athens.