The US says Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.

Some manage to escape by abseiling from a bridge to get out of the surrounded Polytechnic University.

The president earlier suggested he would testify before Congress as a part of the inquiry.

Anti-racism campaigners protest in cities across the Netherlands over the use of black face paint.

The rainforest loses 9,762 sq km in 12 months, an increase of nearly 30%, Brazil's space agency says.

Government loans are offered to relatives of the Essex lorry dead to repatriate their loved ones.