Volkswagen's US boss admits he was aware early last year of the emissions cheating affecting millions of the company's vehicles.

US President Barack Obama apologises to the president of aid agency Medecins San Frontieres (MSF) for a bombing that killed at least 22 in the Afghan city of Kunduz.

Nato defence ministers will assess the "troubling escalation of Russian military activities" in Syria, the alliance's secretary-general says, ahead of talks in Brussels.

A pact that helped the tech giants and others send personal data from the EU to the US has been ruled invalid.

The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan says an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.

In the wake of killing of two foreign nationals in Bangladesh, diplomats in Dhaka seek additional security everywhere across the country.

California joins four other US states that allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision.

The man accused of killing nine people at a community college in Oregon left behind a manifesto detailing his grievances, US media report.

The US, Japan and 10 other Pacific rim countries sign a controversial and sweeping trade agreement that covers about 40 percent of the world economy.

Scientists have discovered a species of ancient mammal that survived the event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

A Bahamian women keeps a raccoon as a pet and surprisingly the wild creature -- generally branded as one of the most extremely active, curious and destructive animals – becomes a part of her family.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald's calling for him to go immediately.

Students at a US college in Oregon where 10 people were killed by a lone gunman on Thursday described scenes of panic and terror as they ran for their lives or hid in classrooms.

President Barack Obama angrily said on Thursday America had made a "political choice" to allow mass shootings like the one in Oregon to occur and blasted the National Rifle Association (NRA) lobby group for blocking reform of US gun laws.

At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, the US military says.

10 people are reported killed and more than 20 wounded in a shooting at a community college in the US state of Oregon, according to CNN.

Donald Trump says he would send home all Syrian refugees the US accepts, if he becomes president.

There is no justification of alert, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says expressing her surprise as some diplomatic missions in Dhaka issued the alert for their nationals following the murder of an Italian citizen in Dhaka.

US President Barack Obama has said defeating Islamic State in Syria would only be possible if President Bashar al-Assad stepped down.

Russia is considering whether to follow the US and its allies in conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets, President Vladimir Putin says.