Pope Francis has hinted that the Catholic Church could relax its ban on contraception for women at risk of contracting the Zika virus.

About 900 migrants are rescued near the Greek island of Lesbos by a patrol vessel, the EU border agency Frontex says.

A 20% tax on sugary drinks in the UK would prevent 3.7 million people becoming obese over the next decade, a report predicts.

Having to remember passwords and PINs for online banking could be a thing of the past as HSBC and First Direct launch voice and fingerprint recognition system.

A gas well near Los Angeles that has caused a massive methane leak for four months has been "permanently sealed", state officials say.

US President Barack Obama signs off new expanded sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the country fired a test missile.

The European Union will hold a special summit with Turkey on the migration crisis in early March, EU officials have announced.

A Bronze Age wheel described as an "unprecedented" find is unearthed at a site dubbed "Britain's Pompeii".