Vladimir Putin insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.

It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

Christa Pike was transported to hospital after the failed attempts. Her condition remains unknown.

Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

Time magazine has named Shoko Kawata, the 36-year-old mayor of Yawata in Kyoto Prefecture, among its 100 most influential emerging figures worldwide, recognizing her decision to become Japan's first sitting mayor to take maternity leave and highlighting a political career that has taken her from municipal administration to national politics and the leadership of a city of nearly 70,000 people. (News On Japan)

Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH), the operator of discount retail chain Don Quijote, has announced plans to acquire the Japanese operations of Toys R Us, the American-founded toy retail giant, taking over approximately 150 stores nationwide while maintaining employment for existing workers. (News On Japan)

"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.

"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.

Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).

Adam Polovincik tells the BBC he told his young children "everything is going to be all right" as flight plunged more than 17,000ft (5,200m).

The convicted killer is in hospital in Tennessee after surviving two lethal injections, in a case that has raised many questions.

The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in Paris as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France.

Chaos has surrounded the St Petersburg shows since the stadium said it had not agreed to host the rapper.

The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

It comes a week after fighting erupted north of the capital between the army and a new alliance of armed groups.

A Michael Jordan jersey from his 'Last Dance' season sells for $12.3m, a record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia.