The US increases air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syrian, the Pentagon says, as President Obama predicts "a long-term" fight.

Brianna Wu, who said she faced death threats, says that gaming websites need to take a lead in changing the industry's culture.

The NHS is failing to provide access to 24-hour expert support for patients dying at home in England, according to palliative care charity Sue Ryder.

Smoking could be banned in Trafalgar and Parliament squares as well as the city's parks if a report by London's Health Commission is implemented.

DNA tests have shown that 28 bodies found in a mass grave are not those of a missing group of students, the Mexican attorney general says.

Police in Hong Kong clash with pro-democracy protesters as they try to clear an underpass near the city government headquarters.

Senior military officials from the two Koreas are holding talks for the first time in seven years, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.

Hong Kong's police authorities are to investigate reports of excessive force after officers are seen beating a pro-democracy protester.