A 15-year-old girl appears in court accused of killing her baby shortly after giving birth.

South African President Jacob Zuma fires newly appointed Finance Minister David van Rooyen and names Pravin Gordhan as his successor in a surprise announcement.

A judge in Mexico City sentences two men to 520 years in prison for the kidnap and murder of 13 young people at a bar in the city two years ago.

The last British resident held at Guantanamo Bay says he does not want to take legal action against the UK government over his imprisonment.

There are scuffles outside the trial in Beijing of one of China's top human rights lawyers, which his family says has ended with no verdict announced.

Four men are charged with attempting to free two convicts from a prison van outside a London court.

An Australian court orders products in the Nurofen pain relief range off the shelves, saying the UK-based manufacturer had misled consumers.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel describes the migrant crisis as "an historic test" for Europe as she addresses her party colleagues.