A German man has been beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines after a deadline to pay his ransom passed, the Philippine government has said.

Beijing's point man on foreign policy arrives in the US Monday and likely comes bearing a message for the Trump administration: It's time to talk with North Korea.

The body of an Indian tech worker shot dead in a Kansas bar last week was due to be repatriated to his family in Hyderabad Monday as investigators sought to determine if it was a hate crime.