A doomed Japanese satellite managed to capture a spectacular view of a cluster of galaxies 250 million light years away just before it died, scientists reveal.

Nine people are killed following a stampede at a party to mark the end of Ramadan in Ghana's second city Kumasi, local media report.

A record price of $11,000 has been paid for a bunch of 30 grapes in Japan, where fruit often attracts large sums from buyers seeking social status.

The US imposes sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the first time, accusing him of inflicting "intolerable cruelty" on his citizens.

German MPs are to vote on changing the legal definition of rape, to make clear that victims who say no are protected in law.

A judge in Buenos Aires freezes the assets of former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, accused of illegal US dollar transactions.

The character who will replace Tony Stark as Iron Man in a new episode of the comic has been revealed - and it is a 15-year-old black teenager.

Hundreds gather for a second night of protests at the spot where a black man was shot dead by police in the US city of Baton Rouge.