Frank Butler

A hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast is rapidly becoming stronger and has reached category four strength.

A German court convicts a 94-year-old former guard at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz of being an accessory to the murder of at least 300,000 Jews.

European timber companies helped fund the war in the CAR through lucrative deals with militia groups, campaign group Global Witness says.

A parliamentary committee in Japan has approved two major bills for debate, paving the way for an expansion in the role of the military.

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Amazon Prime day is a clever piece of marketing - but it's unlikely to give a big boost to the online retailer's bottom line.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned a third bailout of Greece may already be in jeopardy and attacked the deal offered by eurozone leaders.

Six British citizens held in northern China are expected to be deported soon, UK diplomats in Beijing have told the BBC.

Growth in the world's second largest economy beat expectations in the second quarter, but it was still the weakest showing since the global financial crisis.

A leading Venezuelan opposition figure, Maria Corina Machado, has been barred from public office for a year.