POLITICS

As MPs pay tribute to South African icon, veteran campaigner says some Tory claims 'stick in the craw'.

Police begin to dismantle protest sites in Ukraine capital

Vladimir Putin's amnesty bill leaks to Russian newspaper detailing Pussy Riot and Arctic 30 release

Bar Human Rights committee member blocked from acting as international observer at Bahrain trial of Khalil Almarzooq.

Chinese farmer had year's food supply confiscated after breaking controversial policy.

Concerns about the Spanish Judiciary and government being flagged up by Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights.

PM standing behind Iain Duncan Smith despite failings in welfare reforms.

By winning 28 seats in Delhi Assembly, AAP decimates ruling Congress and denies BJP clear majority.

Substandard private vehicles and low-quality fuel blamed for pollution.

While the French parliament has taken strong action to reform the prostitution industry, Britain still buries its head in the sand.

Ousted North Korean official becomes '1984 non-person' after removal from top post.

Chinese authorities crackdown on extravagance by banning luxury dishes from state dinners

Violence breaks out after Bangladeshi worker hit by bus, 27 South Asians held.

Israeli prime minister not to attend Mandela memorial due to expenses involved.

Protesters demand that Yingluck Shinawatra and her family leave Thailand.

The independent watchdog is to recommend an 11% pay rise for MPs, but they are unlikely to get it.

Members' pay increased to £74,000 a year, as pay freeze continues for other public sector workers.

Seoul's new zone includes disputed submerged rock also claimed by Beijing.

A million protesters expected in Kiev's Independence Square in country's biggest demonstration in a decade.

Technical glitch that affected hundreds of flights across UK and Ireland resolved, but knock-on effects continue.

While Congress is losing and BJP winning, emergence of AAP seen as political game changer.

Venezuela gears up for vital municipal elections seen as a test of president Nicolas Maduro's popularity.

Cortege bearing former South African president's body will leave Pretoria Morgue for three days of lying in state.

Police concerns raised by combined protest against paedophile gangs and conversion of former comedy club into mosque.

Clashes between Christians and Muslims plunge Bangui into chaos.

Newman arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang after North Korea frees him on 'humanitarian grounds'.

Yemeni forces conduct door-to-door hunt for al-Qaida terrorists with US backing.

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, embroiled in a prolonged civil war, calls Mandela an 'inspiration in values of love and human brotherhood',

Royal Marine who murdered Taliban insurgent must serve at least 10 years.