A suspected military leader of the Basque separatist group Eta is sentenced to life in jail for the 2007 murder of two policemen in France.

A former US government employee is accused of recruiting US citizens in sensitive national security posts to spy for Cuba.

Online retail giant Amazon saw a fall in profits but rising sales in the first three months of the year, as it spends money on expansion.

David Luiz scores an injury-time free-kick as Chelsea win their Europa League semi-final first leg tie against Basel.

Japan's recovery plans depend on one thing: Consumers

Rebels face future after Turkey withdrawal

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the Boston bombing suspects planned to detonate the rest of their explosives in Times Square.

Venezuelan authorities detain a US man accused of financing student protests after the disputed presidential elections.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers accuses the FA of "punishing the man rather than the incident" over the Luis Suarez biting affair.

US regulators have issued a formal "air worthiness" directive allowing revamped Boeing 787 Dreamliners to fly again, after a three-month grounding.

The unemployment rate in France rose again last month for the 23rd time in a row, reaching a fresh high with 3.2 million people seeking work, official data shows.

Shoppers in London were asked if they knew where the clothes they were wearing were manufactured and if they were aware of the Dhaka building collapse.

Trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni is banned from racing for eight years after a doping scandal which has engulfed the Godolphin stable.

The UN Security Council unanimously approves a resolution to create a UN peacekeeping force for Mali to take over from withdrawing French troops.

At least 10 policemen and 30 gunmen die in clashes in Mosul as anti-government protests continue in Iraq's Sunni-dominated areas.

A committee of the Council of Europe, the continent's main human rights and democracy watchdog, recommends monitoring Hungary.

South African MPs approve a controversial media bill, dubbed the "secrecy bill" after a three-year battle over the legislation.

Unemployment has risen once again in Spain to another new record of more than six million, 27.2% of the workforce.

Dozens of people are found alive in a building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, a day after it collapsed killing at least 250 people.

The UK's Serious Fraud Office starts an investigation into Kazakh mining company and FTSE 100 member Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation.