G7 Nations Hold Key Talks in Italy

Foreign ministers from the G-7 group of industrialised nations are holding two days of talks in Italy to try to forge a common position on Syria.

North Korea has responded to the US move to deploy an aircraft carrier to waters off the Korean Peninsula by saying that it would defend itself with a powerful force of arms.

The American carrier, United Airlines, has apologised after one of its passengers was hurt while being dragged from his seat on a flight from Chicago to Louisville.