A US federal judge has ordered the state department to produce all documents by February 2016 related to Obama administration's decision to lift a ban on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's entry to the US.

The climate deal reached in Paris is "the best chance we have to save the one planet we have", US President Barack Obama says adding it could be a "turning point" for the world to take on the challenge of a low-carbon future.

A romantic drama about Barack Obama's first date with future wife Michelle is among the titles set to be screened at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

At least 14 people were killed in a shooting at a holiday party in California, triggering a massive manhunt which ended when police shot dead two heavily armed suspects -- a man and a woman -- on a quiet residential street.

Prince Charles is expected to call for better protection of the world's forests at the UN climate conference in Paris.

World leaders open an historic summit in Paris aimed at ending decades of political gridlock and forging an elusive agreement to avert calamitous global warming.

US President Barack Obama has visited the scene of the Bataclan theatre attack in Paris, after arriving in the city for the UN climate change summit.

The surviving pilot of a Russian plane shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border says no warning was given, and the plane was inside Syrian airspace.

India will urge rich nations to deliver "climate justice" for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris later this month, the environment minister of the country says in an interview with AFP.

Barack Obama and other world leaders arrive in Turkey on Sunday for a summit after attacks in Paris pushed the fight against IS to the top of the agenda.

Paris attacks seem likely to compel President Obama to consider military escalation against IS in Iraq and Syria. But that probably will not mean dramatic moves like launching US or international ground offensive or accelerating aerial bombing in hopes of eliminating the global threat of violent extremism.

US President Barack Obama pledges his government's support to France after a series of attacks in Paris, but says he did not yet know the details of what had happened and that the situation is still unfolding.

The White House launches a Facebook page for US President Barack Obama and used the social media platform to send a message on climate change.

US President Barack Obama rejects the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years.

The long-awaited text of the landmark trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is released to the public for the first time.

Polling stations opened in eastern Turkey for one of the most crucial elections in years, as the deeply divided country confronts a bloody wave of jihadist attacks and a renewed Kurdish conflict.

The United States announces that Iran may take part in talks to end the civil war in Syria and warned of increased military action against the Islamic State.

U.S. President Barack Obama urges Pakistan to avoid developments in its nuclear weapons programme that could increase risks and instability.

Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau confirms he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.

Deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinians flared Friday as a Jewish holy site was torched in the West Bank, prompting a "very concerned" US President Barack Obama to call for calm.