Oil prices fell further in Asian trade Wednesday, tracking losses across equities and currency markets as fresh fears about the impact of Britain's exit from the EU sent investors fleeing high-risk assets.

Barack Obama delivered a forceful plea Tuesday for Hillary Clinton to succeed him as president, praising the character of his former secretary of state whose horizon brightened after the FBI recommended no charges be filed over her email scandal.

Israel has approved hundreds of new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an official said on Monday, in a move denounced by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and likely to further raise tensions following a series of Palestinian attacks.

A US$1.1 billion NASA spacecraft called Juno must dodge debris and extreme radiation as it attempts to orbit Jupiter on a high-stakes mission to probe the solar system's origin.

At least four people died in suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia on Monday following attacks elsewhere in the region before the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Alitalia announced the cancellation of 142 flights scheduled for Tuesday due to strike action which the airline condemned as "incomprehensible".

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the United States consulate in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah early on Monday, reported the Sabq online newspaper, which is close to authorities.

Thirteen suspects, including 10 Turks, were charged on Sunday over the Istanbul airport suicide bombings, the deadliest of several attacks to strike Turkey's biggest city this year, the Dogan news agency reported.