A car bomb in an Iraqi town rips through a market, killing at least 40 people and injuring many more, officials say.

Protesters cut off access to the Bolivian mining city of Potosi in a dispute with the government over infrastructure investment.

The head of Bolivia's Football Federation, Carlos Chavez, is arrested as part of a corruption investigation, officials say.

Seven prison officers have been charged with involvement in the escape of the notorious Mexican drug lord, Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman, on Saturday.

A fast moving brush fire sweeps across a major roadway in southern California, burning cars and leaving hundreds of motorists stranded.

French Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi has died from injuries he sustained in a crash during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, his family says.

Greek ex-Finance Minster Yanis Varoufakis pours scorn on the country's €86bn bailout, as the way is cleared for formal talks over the rescue package.

The Westgate shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, where al-Shabab militants killed 67 people in September 2013, opens its doors again.