A large fire hits a residential tower in the United Arab Emirates, police say - the third such incident in little more than a year.

The FBI says it has cracked the encryption on an iPhone used by an Islamist gunman, and drops its legal action against Apple.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers its worst coral bleaching on record, leading to calls for the UN to list it as "in-danger".

Samsung officially launches its mobile wallet service in China, as competition in the world's largest smartphone market heats up.

Most of the passengers on board a hijacked Egyptian airliner that was forced to divert to Cyprus have been freed, the airline says.

A couple's chance wedding photograph with members of New Zealand's prominent Black Power gang wins thousands of fans on Facebook.

Cyclist Daan Myngheer dies after suffering a heart attack on Saturday during the Criterium International in Corsica.

It will take months to reopen Brussels airport fully, its CEO warns, as staff return to the site a week after it was hit by Islamist bombers.