Aden Duale defied a High Court order to stop building work on a controversial US-funded facility.

Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine worth an estimated A$816m after searching a property in western Sydney.

The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.

The heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify in the coming days across central and western Europe.

Abelardo de la Espriella appears to have narrowly defeated his rival Iván Cepeda, who says the preliminary count is "not yet official or binding".

Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason.