WORLD

Washington shares commercial satellite imagery with Nigerian government in intensified search for abducted school girls.

China's investment in east Africa infrastructure marks shift to relationship building and resource exploitation

Tehran claims it has successfully replicated US RQ-170 Sentinel downed in 2011

Squad fled tournament in Uganda and travelled via Romania to the Netherlands to escape Eritrea.

Italian navy confirms migrants dead in shipwreck 50 miles north of Libya

Vibram settle $3.75m lawsuit over false health benefits claims over FiveFingers running shoes.

In light of Edward Snowden's spying revelations, Leo Selvaggio wants you to wear his face in public in order to hide from CCTV cameras.

Self-proclaimed separatist leader Denis Pushilin asks Moscow to absorb eastern Ukrainian region.

Syrians who fled wartorn city of Homs get first glimpse of devastation of two years of intense fighting

Plaintiff claimed man sedated her and committed rape after she signed marriage forms while intoxicated.

Crew of Chinese vessel seized near Half Moon Shoal in Spratly islands charged with poaching at court in western Palawan province.

Mother Renee Young gives birth to conjoined twins

Judicial review launched after allegations that son of Bahraini king tortured three prisoners during 2011 uprising.

'Michael Schumacher will not be Michael Schumacher' warns medical expert as Ferrari mark German's first win at Spanish GP.

European Union slaps sanctions on 13 individuals and two companies after separatist referendum held in eastern Ukraine

East African leaders sign deal with China to replace century-old colonial rail track

The news that the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest was won by Conchita Wurst, a gay transvestite with a beard, has not gone down well in parts of Eastern Europe.

FN and UMP call for justice minister Christiane Taubira to resign after she compared singing France's national anthem to a performance of street karaoke.

Bishop accuses papal obsession with the devil of undermining modern Church image

Fifa World Cup players demand special soap, silent air-conditioning and a room dedicated to video games.

Sarah Bajc says she got death threats and disturbing phone calls and that her apartment was twice broken into.

Russians protest against bearded transgender Eurovision 2014 winner

House of Cards' Frank Underwood pitched against actual contender Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in spoof campaign.

UN to decide if fully autonomous weapons are legitimate law enforcement tool, but human rights activists say no

Teenage girl gives account of escape from Boko Haram after Chibok night raid.

Late in the evening of 8 May 1945 Field Marshall Wilhem Keitel signed Germany's ratified surrender terms to Soviet Marshall Zhukov

EU foreign ministers meeting to discuss sanctions against Russia as the Kremlin backs Ukraine referendum.

Feud between Israel's two top politicians intensifies as Netanyahu urges scrapping of presidential powers

Woman claimed to have been raised by pack of wolves during WW2 in fake autobiographical novel.