The US justice department seeks the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which claimed nine lives last year.

Eurozone finance ministers agree to extend a further bailout loan to Greece as well as debt relief, in what they call a "major breakthrough".

Cuba's government legalises small and medium-sized private businesses, the latest stage of reforms launched by President Raul Castro.

Dosing farm animals with antibiotics increases greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung, research suggests.

The Afghan Taliban name Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader following the death of Mullah Mansour in a drone strike.

Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in the New Mexico city of Albuquerque turn violent as demonstrators throw bottles and clash with police.

An article on Chinese state media that said Taiwan's new leader Tsai Ing-wen has an "extremist style" because she is single prompts outrage online.

Carmakers Toyota and Volkswagen have struck separate partnerships with rideshare companies Uber and Gett.