A Pakistani court has jailed 10 men for life for involvement in the attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai.
Nasa's Messenger mission to Mercury has reached its explosive conclusion, after 10 years in space and four in orbit.
(Close): Wall Street closed sharply lower on Thursday as weak results from several companies hit investor sentiment.
Police in Baltimore say that officers transporting Freddie Gray in a van made a previously undisclosed stop while en route to the police station.
Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens has died of heart failure, three days after collapsing during a match.
A faulty app caused American Airlines to ground dozens of its jets.
Nasa has jointly developed a plane wing that can change shape during flight.
Actor Robert Downey Jr has spoken for the first time about walking out of a UK TV interview earlier this month.
A ban on gay men giving blood in France may be justified but only if there are no alternatives, the EU's top court says.
US Federal Reserve has kept its target interest rate at a record low at the end of a two-day policy meeting in Washington, DC.
The offices of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in eastern Ukraine have been closed down by pro-Russian rebels who accused it of spying.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed "deep regret" over Indonesia's execution of eight people convicted of drug offences.
Manny Pacquiao's trainer says he fears Floyd Mayweather might not turn up for Saturday's super-fight in Las Vegas.
A Parisian prosecutor says an investigation is under way into claims French soldiers in the Central African Republic sexually abused children.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria has received with deep disappointment, news of the execution of four Nigerians, Messrs Martin Anderson, Okwudili Oyatanze, Jaminu Abashin and Sylvester Obiekwe by the government of Indonesia for drug-related offences. These executions have taken place despite spirited pleas for clemency made at the highest level by President Goodluck Jonathan, and more recently Ambassador Aminu Wali, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on April 21, during the 10th Anniversary of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership Summit, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia,
California has stepped up its attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by setting tough new targets for 2030.
A Russian spacecraft delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) is out of control and will fall back to Earth, officials say.
Swedish peacekeepers in Mali say they have repelled a rebel attack on Timbuktu twice in two days.
Saudi Arabia's new king has announced a major cabinet reshuffle that puts in place a new generation to succeed him.
Australia has recalled its ambassador from Indonesia after two Australian men were executed for drug smuggling.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.
Aid has begun to reach remote regions near the epicentre of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Nigerian
troops rescued 200 girls and 93 women Tuesday in the Sambisa Forest,
the Nigerian Armed Forces announced on its official Twitter account.
An audit has found that Nigeria's state oil company overpaid the government $750m (£490m), but also found it had not properly accounted for $1.48bn.
Eight convicted drug smugglers have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.
Sporting Lokeren are "hoping for a miracle" after Belgian defender Gregory Mertens collapsed on the pitch with a heart-related illness.
A group of prisoners due to be executed for drugs offences in Indonesia have spent what are believed to be their final moments with their families.
Google is offering to help European media organisations make money from the internet
Police in Burundi have clashed with thousands of protesters angered by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term in office.
The Vatican Science Academy will urge Christians to take action on climate change because it threatens the world's poor.
A Colorado man who shot and killed 12 people in a cinema in 2012 was found sane by two experts immediately following the attack, prosecutors say.
Eight million people have been affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal - more than a quarter of the country's population - the United Nations says.
