American sanctions on oil-rich Venezuela appear to be taking hold, resulting in mile-long queues for fuel in the South American nation's second largest city, Maracaibo.
One person has died and two more have been injured after a house exploded in southern Indiana, authorities in the US have said.
US diplomats have warned that commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf face a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.
The United Nations refugee agency said it was "deeply saddened" by the targeting of civilians in recent airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition last week, which left at least six dead including four children, in Yemen's capital of Sana'a.
Justin Trudeau's government has been accused of trying to buy media support ahead of crucial elections by launching a $600m taxpayer-funded bailout for Canadian newspapers.
Lt Col Richard Cole, who has died aged 103, was the last survivor of the 80 US airmen known as the "Doolittle Raiders" who carried out the first air attack against the Japanese mainland in World War II.
Jean Vanier, who has died aged 90, was the founder and director of the L'Arche Community, which achieved international fame and admiration for its attitude to those with learning disabilities.
