Reuters

A powerful 8.2 quake has struck in the Pacific Ocean, causing buildings to sway in Fiji today. Civil Defence says there is no threat to New Zealand.

A Sudanese-born British national has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a car careered into people and a barrier at Britain's parliament, police say.

Wingers Aphiwe Dyantyi and Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries each as South Africa rallied in the second half to beat Argentina 34-21.

Jittery Venezuelans have rushed to shops and lined up at petrol stations on concerns that a monetary overhaul to lop off five zeros from prices in response to hyperinflation could wreak financial havoc.

US President Donald Trump has weighed in on a criminal trial as the jury considered a verdict, calling the fraud case against Paul Manafort "very sad" and lauding his former campaign chairman as a "very good person."

The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed more than 160 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps.

An Australian teenager has pleaded guilty to hacking into the main computer network of technology giant Apple Inc, because he was a fan of the company, local media reported.

Belgian flower growers bested the summer's blistering heat to lay out 500,000 blossoms on the central square of Brussels, in this year's edition of the world famous flower carpet.

Italy's government has opened an investigation into the country's biggest toll-road operator after a bridge collapse that killed at least 38 people.

Aretha Franklin, the preacher's daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning "Queen of Soul" with such hit songs as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," has died at the age of 76.

Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months - the latest country to respond to China's crackdown on imports of high-tech trash this year.

Yemen's three-year war has taken a heavy toll on Sanaa's historic Old City, a dense warren of mosques, bath houses and 6000 mud brick houses, which date from before the 11th century.