More than 2,000 primary schools are facing closure as enrolment numbers plummet.

The United States of America marked its 250th birthday with fireworks, flyovers, some intense weather across the country.

Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.

Iranian authorities say they expect millions of people to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The couple tied the knot in a star-studded ceremony officiated by comedian Adam Sandler at Madison Square Garden.

Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble.