Indian-Japanese contestant Priyanka Yoshikawa crowned Miss Japan, faces criticism over ethnicity
Ariana Miyamoto, Miss Universe Japan 2015, attracted similar comments as her father is African-American.
Return of radicalised Western jihadists might pose a threat to Europe, report says
Around 7,000 fighters from Europe have reportedly joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
UN human rights head slams Western leaders, says they are 'demagogues and political fantasists'
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein says Western politicians use racist language and peddle propaganda that is similar to Islamic extremists.
Mass protests erupt in Brazil against Temer government
Around 50,000 people turned up at a protest in Sao Paulo alone, organisers said.
Islamic State ousted from Syrian-Turkish border, Turkey says
Turkey launched its offensive against Isis militants and Kurdish militias last week.
Angela Merkel faces tough challenge from anti-migrant party AfD in home state polls
The elections come amid growing discontent over the German chancellor's open doors policy regarding refugees.
Libyan forces in final stage of campaign to oust Islamic State militants from Sirte
The Sunni extremist group gained control of Sirte in June 2015.
At least 35 killed in Afghanistan as bus collides with fuel tanker
Many charred beyond recognition as bus bursts into flames after collision in Zabul province.
British warship HMS Diamond to be sent to Libya to tackle people smugglers
Last week at least 13,000 migrants were saved by rescue boats and Italian coast guard.
New Zealand woman arrested at Bali airport for carrying crystal meth
The woman admitted to taking crystal meth, ecstasy and marijuana at a party in Melbourne before flying to Bali.
Burkini ban in French towns lifted as court terms it 'illegal'
Judges ruled that the terror attack in Nice on 14 July provided insufficient grounds to justify the ban.
Syrian regime warplanes allegedly bomb rebels in response to major offensive in Hama
25 people, including 6 children were killed in the air strikes, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.
Scotland has given sanctuary to 1,000 Syrian refugees
The UK aims to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.
Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi gets 6 years jail for recruiting young Australians to fight in Syria
Alqudsi is the first individual to be prosecuted under federal foreign incursion laws in Australia.
Israel approves hundreds of new housing units in West Bank settlements
The US said the new development 'poses a serious and growing threat to the viability of a two-state solution'.
Turkey rejects US claims of ceasefire with Kurdish militias
Prime Minister Binali Yildrim said 'operations will continue until all threats to Turkish citizens have been eliminated'.
Father on cocaine attempted to kill two-year-old son in 75mph car crash
Nathan Weitzel said he could not take the responsibility of fatherhood.
Stillborn baby's body cremated accidentally after mix-up at Sydney hospital
The bodies of two babies were mixed up at the Royal North Shore hospital last year when a blanket obscured an identification tag.
5 dead in car bomb attack outside Somalia's presidential palace, al-Shabaab claims responsibility
Al-Qaeda affiliated militant group al-Shabaab has claimed many such attacks in recent times in Mogadishu.
Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Islamist tycoon Mir Quasem Ali
The controversial war crimes tribunal set up by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sentenced him to death two years ago.
Briton who tried to protect woman from knife attack in Australia dies in hospital
Thomas Jackson was on life support after he was attacked by a French national in Queensland.
US says it reached goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees a month ahead of schedule
In the first four years of the conflict, the country resettled only 1,900 refugees and faced a UN case referrals backlog.
Isis suicide bomber kills 45 and wounds 60 in Yemen car bomb blast in southern city of Aden
Since March 2015, at least 6,600 civilians have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air strikes.
Explosion at Brussels Institute of Criminology was 'probably' an arson attack
Investigators say attack could be an effort to destroy evidence.
Police say no shooting at Los Angeles airport, 'loud noises only'
Police responded to multiple 911 calls from many locations at the airport but they did not find any evidence of a gunman.
Banning burkini would be 'unconstitutional', says French interior minister
Bernard Cazeneuve also said Muslims must continue to engage with the country on gender equality.
Germany could see up to 300,000 refugees enter the country this year
In 2015, over a million people from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa arrived in Germany.
At least 20 civilians killed and scores wounded in Turkish offensive in Syria
The civilian casualties took place at Jeb el-Kussa, a village south of Jarablus.
John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov meet in Geneva to finalise cooperation efforts in Syria
Frequent international negotiations have failed to end the 5-year-old war Syrian Civil War.
10 killed in Mogadishu beach restaurant attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants
The extremist group linked to al-Qaeda has carried out a wave of attacks in Somalia to overthrow the Western-backed government.
