British teacher David Bolam is "safe and well", the Foreign Office says, after he is freed by militants who abducted him in Libya in May.

A mass grave is found near the town of Iguala in southern Mexico, where 43 protesting students went missing last month after clashing with police.

The Pakistani Taliban express support for Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, calling on Islamists worldwide to "forget rivalries".

Fresh scuffles erupt between activists occupying central parts of Hong Kong and riot police, as the protest movement enters its second week.

Nick Clegg launches a scathing attack on the Conservatives, warning Britain would be left "diminished" if they are allowed to govern alone.

Police searching for Arnis Zalkalns, suspected of killing teenager Alice Gross, are to remove a body found in a London park that is thought to be his.

Somali government troops backed by African Union forces have captured a major stronghold of al-Shabab Islamists.

Pope Francis and more than 200 senior bishops are meeting at the Vatican to discuss some of the most controversial issues affecting the Catholic Church.