A woman has flown from Istanbul to Paris with an infant girl hidden inside her hand luggage, Air France says.

The wife of Turkey's president describes the harem of the Ottoman era as an educational establishment that prepared women for life, according to media reports.

Unknown assailants have beaten up a group of journalists and human rights activists in the south Russian region of Ingushetia, reports say.

Volkswagen's top executive in the US steps down nearly six months after the German carmaker became engulfed in the diesel emissions scandal.

A New York federal court finds a US Air Force veteran guilty of trying to join the self-styled Islamic State (IS).

The mass slaughter of rhinos increases for a sixth consecutive year, despite a drive to fight poachers by various means.

Brazilian prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering probe, officials say.

North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the sea, South Korea's military says.