US Secretary of State John Kerry calls his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for a third time to clarify Moscow's military build-up in Syria.

The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes against IS targets inside Syria.

Hewlett-Packard said it plans to cut between 25,000 and 30,000 jobs.

Israel's PM vows to "use all necessary means" to stop stone throwers after an Israeli man dies in a car crash linked to an attack.

In Northern California a blazing wildfire has grown to 104 square miles while central California residents begin to return home after.

As hundreds of migrants spend the night at the closed Hungary-Serbia border, many others now face the choice of finding a new route to northern Europe.

The US confirms Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit later this month to "expand co-operation" and address "areas of disagreement".

Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have nearly halved since 1970 due to human activity and climate change, a report says.