Panama Papers: Who is Sergei Roldugin, Vladimir Putin's cellist best friend at centre of money network?
He is described as the Russian president's best friend, whom he has known for decades.
Panama Papers as it happened: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals world leaders' offshore wealth
Leaked 11.5 million records of offshore holdings reveal politicians' and celebrities' use of tax havens .
Iran: Open letter calls on Tehran to stop persecuting Baha'i businesses
More than 50 business leaders have signed letter to stop the closure of firms linked to the minority faith.
Brazil: Top Rio Olympics officials quit over corruption slurs around president Dilma Rousseff
The sports minister and the Olympics' head of security have resigned only months before Games.
Joseph Safra: Gherkin owner and world's richest banker charged over alleged role in bribery scandal
The financier is alleged to be linked to paying off Brazilian officials to reduce tax.
Kazakhstan: Activists freed amid warnings of further crackdown on dissent
Release comes as Kazakh president cements trade ties with the European Union.
Brazil: Impeachment looms for President Dilma Rousseff after biggest party quits coalition
The Brazilian president almost certain not to survive an impeachment vote in April.
Belarus: 'Europe's last dictator' Alexander Lukashenko sweats over disastrous popularity poll
Amid economic turmoil, poll reveals three out of four people in Belarus would not vote for Lukashenko.
Russia: Jailed pilot Nadiya Shavchenko swap for 'Lord of War' Viktor Bout proposed
Russia calls for release of some of its prisoners abroad, according to local media.
Russia: Ex-Orthodox Church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin slams Kremlin links with Church
Vsevolod Chaplin had called for the Church to play a more independent public role.
What is behind Brazil's political crisis rocking the country just before the Rio Olympics?
A corruption scandal in Brazil pits the judiciary with politicians and is enveloping the country.
Salah Abdeslam caught alive: What do we know about Europe's most wanted man?
Abdeslam was known as public enemy No 1 for his role in the Paris attacks that left 130 dead.
Russia: Rights campaigners react angrily to disability benefit cuts
New rules mean that only people who have lost 40% of a bodily function can get benefits.
Malaysia's 1MDB scandal: Lawyers ask why $700m graft probe into PM Razak was halted
The Malaysian Bar filed a judicial review into Attorney General's decision to clear PM of wrongdoing.
Russia: Kremlin 'backs' Chechnya's strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov to stay in power
There were question marks over the relative silence of Vladimir Putin when Chechen leader vowed to quit.
Georgia: Slut-shaming sex tape scandal engulfs Caucasus republic ahead of election campaign
Videos that appeared online apparently showing politicians were quickly taken down.
Who is Chief Judge Merrick Garland, the man nominated by Obama for the US Supreme Court?
President Obama made appointment after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Belgium terror raid: Two questioned and two at large after lethal Brussels shootout
Belgian police said they were questioning two men in connection with the raid.
1MDB scandal: Malaysian government denies controversial fund to be shut down
Accusations swirl around fund which Kuala Lumpur insists will continue with investment plans.
Syria: Vladimir Putin feared 'Russian Vietnam' nightmare
Russian newspapers say that Putin's apparently sudden drawdown had been planned for some time.
Kadyrov aide urges probe into opposition's Ilya Yashin over scathing report on Chechen strongman
It follows report outlining alleged human rights abuses of Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov.
Terror attacks in France lead to huge surge in people wanting to join the police and army
A sense of duty to protect the country is inspiring thousands, figures show.
Syria's 3.7m children born since start of conflict could be 'lost generation', Unicef warns
On fifth anniversary since war's start, UN's children's agency says many kids know nothing but violence.
Cambridge university college cancels Jules Verne party as 'it may cause offence'
Costumes for the event were accused of causing 'cultural appropriation'.
Top ex-Kremlin aide Mikhail Lesin died in Washington hotel room from 'blunt force injuries'
The statement by the Washington medical examiner fuels speculation about Lesin's death.
Archbishop of Canterbury says it is not racist to fear immigration
Justin Welby calls on British MPs to put the public's mind at ease over immigration.
Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva charged over money laundering probe
Lula denies wrongdoing but it could lead to further political uncertainty in Brazil.
Ex-Paddy Power chief slams UK government for 'turning a blind eye' to gambling addiction
Ex-chairman of the bookmaker Fintan Drury says ministers must act to stop problem gamblers.
EU referendum: Stephen Hawking leads top British scientists in call to oppose Brexit
In a letter to The Times, they say it would be 'a disaster' for science if Britain left the EU.
George Martin dies: Legendary producer of The Beatles passes at 90
Drummer Ringo Starr revealed the news on Twitter.
