At least 120 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, PM Matteo Renzi has said.

Images from the US, where naked statues of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have proved to be a hit with passers-by.

A blimp-shaped, helium-filled airship considered the world's largest aircraft flew for the first time on Wednesday with a short but historic jaunt over an airfield in central England.

Three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slit by glass-coated strings used for flying kites on India's Independence Day.

A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime officials say.