Reuters
North Korea says conducts 'perfect' hydrogen bomb test
North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday, which it said was a successful detonation of an advanced hydrogen bomb, in a dramatic escalation of the isolated state's stand-off with the United States and its allies.
Pope tells South Korean faith leaders to promote reconciliation
Pope Francis called on a delegation of South Korean religious leaders to promote reconciliation and spurn violence and fear on Saturday, amid a tense standoff on their home peninsula.
Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar's Rakhine
About 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR, as aid workers there struggle to cope.
Trump to visit victims of floods in Texas, Louisiana
US President Donald Trump travelled to Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana on Saturday to meet victims of catastrophic storm Harvey.
Islamic State readies to evacuate Syria-Lebanon border zone
The Syrian army and Hezbollah on Monday prepared to escort Islamic State fighters to eastern Syria from their enclave on the border with Lebanon under an agreement following a week-long offensive against the jihadist group.
Houston crippled by catastrophic flooding with more rain on the way
Houston is facing worsening historic flooding in the coming days as Tropical Storm Harvey dumps more rain on the city, swelling rivers to record levels and forcing federal engineers on Monday to release water from area reservoirs in hopes of controlling the rushing currents.
Hurricane Harvey claims second fatality â hundreds homeless with more floods to come
Emergency crews raced to pull people from cars and homes as flood waters rose across southeast Texas on Sunday, rescuing more than 1,000 people in the Houston area as Tropical Storm Harvey pounded the region. The most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50 years has killed at least two people. The death toll is expected to rise as Harvey lingers for days above the US state, triggering more floods, storm surges and tornadoes.
Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of national vote
Thousands of people rallied for marriage equality in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne on Saturday ahead of a postal survey on same-sex marriage which could lead to its legalisation.
Man with knife assaults two police officers outside Buckingham Palace
A man with a 'large knife' who assaulted two police officers outside Buckingham Palace on Friday night has been arrested, British police said.
Trump has shown 'long-term commitment' to Afghan war, says top US general
'The Taliban cannot win on the battlefield, it's time for them to join the peace process,' General John Nicholson told reporters.
Spain hunts for driver in van rampage, says Islamist cell dismantled
The Catalonia police on Sunday said investigators were still working on the hypothesis of 12 suspects in the Barcelona attacks that took place on Thursday and that one man was still sought. Speaking to local radio, spokesman Albert Oliva said this man was Moroccan-born 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub.
Spanish police still searching for Barcelona attack van driver
Spanish police were on Saturday searching for the driver of a van that ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona, killing 13 people, in one of two deadly attacks in Catalonia carried out by a network of suspected Islamist militants.
Hawking slams UK Government for health service crisis
Physicist Stephen Hawking has criticised the British government for causing a crisis in the state-run National Health Service (NHS), saying it had to be protected from becoming a profit-making US-style system.
After firing, Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart 'killing machine'
With Stephen Bannon, the worry always was that he could be even more disruptive to President Donald Trump's White House from outside than he was within.
Spain hunts driver who killed 13 in Barcelona van attack
Spain mounted a sweeping anti-terror operation on Friday after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds in Barcelona.
At least 12 dead in Barcelona terrorist van attack; Islamic State claims responsibility
A van mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing about a dozen people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State.