Peru's environmental agency is investigating the deaths of some 10,000 frogs whose bodies have been found in a river in the south of the country.

Former world champion sprinter Tyson Gay's 15-year-old daughter has been killed in a shooting in the US state of Kentucky, police say.

Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn wants his coronation held off for at least a year, government officials say.

In an unprecedented step, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) yesterday (13) released a statement recognizing that a Donald Trump presidency would represent a threat to press freedom.

All television channels -- including international satellite networks -- were replaced with black and white palace broadcasts late Thursday following the death of King Bhumibol.

Aiyoh! What has the Oxford English Dictionary gone and done now? In its September list of new words, it included entries such as scrumdiddlyumptious (delicious) and yogasana (no explanation needed, one hopes), but also - well, 'aiyoh' and 'aiyah.'

Iranian judges have sentenced a young female writer to six years in prison for writing an unpublished story about the practice of stoning in the country.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year conflict with left-wing rebels.