It's difficult to imagine a less threatening figure than Sister Patricia Fox. But the 71-year-old Catholic nun riles Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to the point where she is now facing deportation.

Syrian Government forces use warplanes, helicopters and artillery to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group, in a bid to enforce an evacuation deal reached with the militants earlier in the week.

Florida authorities go to a funeral home and use a dead man's finger to try to unlock his mobile phone as part of their investigation.

In an intense final-four aerial battle, Australian pilot Matt Hall claims victory in the second leg of the Red Bull Air Race world championship in Cannes.

Billionaire former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will cover the United States' financial commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement for this year, after President Donald Trump last year made the US the only country to oppose the deal.