Bookseller Lam Wing Kee tells the BBC he considered taking his own life 'many times' after being abducted and imprisoned in China.

Prosecutors accuse former tourism minister Henrique Alves of tax evasion and money laundering after he resigned for alleged links to a corruption scheme.

A historic attempt to bring together the leaders of the world's Orthodox churches stalls after the Russian church rejected a last-minute appeal to attend.

Crowds are gathering on the Japanese island of Okinawa to protest against the heavy US military presence in the area.

Police in Bangladesh say they have shot dead the prime suspect in the killing of secularist blogger Avijit Roy.

A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Falluja, aid workers say, with civilians fleeing as Iraqi government forces drive back Islamic State fighters.

Iraqi government forces have retaken "key parts" of Falluja from so-called Islamic State fighters, as Ahmed Maher reports.

Rome is set to elect its first female leader as Italy holds a second round of voting in municipal elections.