Australian rugby player Michael Quinn pleads guilty to US child sex charge
Quinn will be sentenced on October 3 and the player could face up to 13 years in prison.
Argentina: Catholic Church starts investigating money scandal involving $9m
Investigators are probing whether four nuns were involved in the scandal.
Indonesia on high alert fearing backlash over death of Abu Wardah Santoso
Security officials believe there are still at least 20 militants hiding in the area where Santoso was killed.
Oldest litigant in India's disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Mosque case dies
Ansari, the first to file a case in the matter, died on Wednesday morning in Ayodhya, in north India.
India: Three arrested after gang rape victim assaulted again by 'same five men'
The 21-year-old victim was earlier assaulted in 2013 in Bhiwani of Haryana state by the same men.
Three dead after disturbance at Aberdeen high-rise building
Locals say they saw a man falling from the 12th floor of the building.
Afghanistan: Family and in-laws of 14-year-old burnt alive blame each other
Zahra was four-months pregnant when she was set on fire.
Australia: Animal rights activists want ban on slaughter of baby chickens
A video released by Animal Liberation and Aussie Farms shows killing of thousands of day-old male chicks.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto apologises for wife's $7m luxury home
The president admitted that the scandal had damaged the faith Mexican's had in the government.
India: Muslim cleric's wife threatens suicide if he did not shave off his beard
Imam says wife threatened to 'kill herself and children' if he did not buy her western clothes.
Met Police officers who allegedly Tasered and abused a black firefighter face disciplinary hearing
Edric Kennedy-Macfoy accused the officers of behaving like 'wild animals' with him.
Minnesota's former governor Wendell Anderson dies at 83
Anderson served as governor from 1971 to 1976.
Pakistan: 7 transgender persons accuse policemen of sexual abuse
The Nowshera police have been accused of wanting to deport the 'sinful transgender community from the district'.
12-year-old arrested as fourth suspect in alleged plot to kill Baton Rouge policemen
All the four suspects were planning to kill policemen after the shooting of Alton Sterling.
Kuwait becomes first Gulf country to set minimum wage of $200 a month for maids
The Gulf country has set 60 dinars a month as basic wage for domestic helps.
Australia: Tasmanian town of Huonville expects to witness worst flood since 1996
The town has been sandbagged by the State Emergency Service to protect it from heavy destruction.
Donald Trump's tea party invite: Cleanse your body and mind for the sake of America
Te-A-Me Teas video message tells Trump "it's never too late to cleanse yourself".
Evacuation process of Indians stuck in conflict-hit South Sudan begins
India's Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is leading the evacuation operation Sankat Mochan.
Israel: LGBT rights activist protest as gay pride parade called off following high court ruling
Decision to cancel event came after high court asked organisers to change route.
Victoria police recover crocodiles, frogs, lizards, snakes and spiders from home in Australia
Officials investigating whether owner had permission to keep the reptiles at home.
Pakistani police gun down 6 suspected al-Qaeda militants following raid on their hideout
Police recovered explosive materials and weapons from the hideout of the suspected militants.
NHS wants doctors to work closely with parents of sick children
Report says numerous lives can be saved if minute-by-minute changes in patients are taken seriously.
Peshawar school massacre: Mastermind Umar Mansour killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
Pakistani officials say they will now target militant leaders Abdul Wali and Maulvi Fazlullah.
Singapore: 4 Bangladeshi men associated with Isis sentenced for financing terrorism
The men were detained under Singapore's Internal Security Act in April.
Hong Kong's Tiananmen Square memorial museum to close, organisers vow to open new one
The June 4 museum was opened in honour of the victims of the 1989 crackdown.
Texas Governor Abbott to see specialist after sustaining burns on both legs
Abbott suffered second and third degree burns while vacationing with family in Wyoming.
Venezuela: Thousands cross into Colombia to get food supplies after government opens border
Venezuela has been severely hit by low oil prices, which has led to a shortage in food and other supplies.
China: Families of detained lawyers send open letter to authorities
The letter was released on the first anniversary of their detention.
Pakistan announces day of mourning for philanthropist Maulana Edhi
Edhi, called the 'angel of mercy', was known across the world for his charitable services.
India: Pendant saves woman as brother attempts to kill her
The victim was shot at by her brother, but the bullet ricocheted off a pendant she was wearing.
