Angus MacSwan

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, were on Tuesday jailed for 40 and 33 years respectively for her murder after a trial which heard harrowing details of Sara's treatment.

Russian forces are just 1.5 km outside the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.

The catching of six rare giant catfish in Cambodia in the space of five days, some weighing more than 120 kg (265 lbs), has raised hopes of a revival of a critically endangered species that is among the world's largest freshwater fish.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the result of a plan by the United States and Israel.

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is planning a political comeback, anticipating support from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, which may include using economic sanctions against current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Brazil's jobless rate hit its lowest level on record in the three months through to October, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Friday, an indicator that has been cheered by the government although triggering inflationary concerns.

The suspected kingpin of a drugs-smuggling ring has been arrested in Albania after authorities in Germany uncovered heroin hidden in a shipment of soap originating from Iran, Europol said on Thursday.

Israel expects the incoming Trump administration to take a hard line against Iran and its nuclear ambitions, which will create an opportunity for more peace deals with Arab neighbors, a senior member of Israel's security cabinet said.

The pound dropped to its lowest against the dollar since early July on Thursday, brushed aside by the U.S. currency's relentless rise following Donald Trump's U.S. election victory.

France's foreign ministry said it had summoned Israel's ambassador on Tuesday to tell him that an incident in Jerusalem that saw armed Israeli security forces entering a property administered by France should never be repeated.