Police in the US city of Cleveland shoot and kill a 12-year-old boy who had been waving what turned out to be a fake gun.

Hillary Clinton would be a "great president" if she decided to run for the White House in 2016, President Barack Obama says.

Police charge a 30-year-old woman with attempted murder after she abandoned her newborn baby boy in a drain in western Sydney.

Colombia's Farc rebels warn that military operations where they are holding captured general, Ruben Alzate, may jeopardise his release.

Peru's environmental police launch an investigation into the deaths of some 500 sea lions found on a northern beach.

Global business confidence slipped to five-year low in October, according to a survey of 6,100 companies from Markit Economics.

British banker Rurik Jutting is ruled fit to stand trial for the murder of two women in Hong Kong, after undergoing psychiatric assessments.

Diplomats in Vienna are to make a final push for a deal on Iran's nuclear programme ahead of a 23:00 GMT deadline, amid talk of a possible extension.