Image copyright Reuters Canada's finance minister has said he will resign after conflict-of-interest allegations involving WE Charity.
Bill Morneau has faced pressure to step down after it was revealed he did not repay travel costs covered by WE while on overseas trips to see its work.
He said he recently realised he had not repaid the C$41,000 in expenses and has since written a cheque.
Prime Minister
Image copyright Getty Images The long-awaited verdict is due in the trial of four men allegedly involved in the killing of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri and 21 others in a 2005 bombing.
The defendants - suspected members of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah - were tried in absentia by a special tribunal in the Netherlands.
Outrage at the attack in Beirut forced Hezbollah's backer Syria to pull its troops out of Lebanon
A Uighur fashion model who filmed himself handcuffed to a bed in an epidemic prevention centre in Xinjiang has been lawfully detained, Chinese officials insist.
Merdan Ghappar sent video of himself, and a series of accompanying text messages, to his family in February.
They were passed to the BBC and published earlier this month.
The messages offered a rare, detailed account from inside
Image copyright Reuters Two men have been charged with the nearly 18-year old unsolved murder of Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay of the hip hop trio Run-DMC.
The late DJ was shot in 2002 by a masked man in his recording studio in Queens, New York.
On Monday, prosecutors said Mizell was killed by acquaintances in a "drug related homicide".
The influential act he formed with Joseph
Image copyright Getty Images What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California.
The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service.
It comes amid a heatwave on the US's west coast, where temperatures are forecast to rise further this week.
The scorching conditions have led to two days of blackouts
Barcelona sack Quique Setien following the humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, with Ronald Koeman set to take over.
Image copyright Reuters Almost all current cases of Covid-19 in Victoria, Australia, can be linked to returned travellers quarantined in the state, an inquiry has heard.
The inquiry also heard guards at quarantine hotels were given "inappropriate" training advice.
Australian media report that guards were told masks and other protection would not be necessary, as long as they adhered to 1.5m social distancing.
Victoria is currently
Image copyright Radiotelevisao Portuguesa Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has helped rescue two women who came into difficulty at an Algarve beach when their kayak capsized.
The president, 71, was pictured on Saturday swimming over to the kayakers who were struggling in the water.
He later told reporters that the women had been swept by currents from a neighbouring beach into the bay.
President Rebelo de Sousa is currently on holiday in the Algarve in
Image copyright Getty Images Spain's former king Juan Carlos has been living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 3 August, the Spanish royal palace has confirmed, putting an end to speculation over his whereabouts.
On 3 August, the ex-king made the shock announcement that he was leaving Spain amid a corruption investigation.
The 82-year-old travelled to the UAE on 3 August "and he remains there",
Fresh strikes are expected in Belarus after a weekend which saw tens of thousands take to the streets to demand the departure of long-term President Alexander Lukashenko.
Opposition leaders called for the strikes as anger grows over reports of police violence as well as alleged poll-rigging in the 9 August vote.
But the president, who claimed a landslide victory, remains defiant.
On Sunday, he called on supporters to defend their