A top adviser accused of sexual harassment during Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign was allowed to keep his job, thanks to Clinton herself - a decision she said Tuesday that she now regrets.

The African National Congress decision-making executive will meet on Wednesday to discuss South African President Jacob Zuma's fate after years of scandal.

Two-time former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia has been sentenced to five years in jail for misappropriating funds meant for orphans, court officials say.

If they came to see the president, they were disappointed. But the well-dressed crowd of Republican activists who gathered at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on Friday night still got a glimpse of party royalty.

A British police officer has been left with serious injuries after being slashed with a sword, Greater Manchester Police say.

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week of scandals.

Fourteen months into the job, Trump is increasingly defiant and singularly directing his administration with the same rapid and brutal style he honed leading his real estate and branding empire.

Dredging up more self-belief is in the only way Auckland City can notch a third upset win at the club World Cup, says coach Ramon Tribulietx.

The controversial Television Match Official system will continue to be used in the Rugby World Cup, despite calls for its scrapping.

Four of the United States' five living former presidents gathered at a Houston church on Saturday to remember the life, legacy and trademark pearls of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92.