AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE

Sweden court rejected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's pre-trial detention order appeal in the investigation of sex crimes.

The Philippines is battered by an average of 20 storms per year, many of them deadly.

"Five police officers were killed in a shootout with 'terrorists'" and some 30 were injured in the northern town of Kumanovo, Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska on Saturday told reporters.

Rosberg ended teammate's qualifying stranglehold on Saturday when he secured his first pole position of the season.

China has dramatically ramped up its land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea this year, building artificial islands at an unprecedented pace to bolster its territorial claims in the disputed area

Ian Crozier, an American doctor, was diagnosed with Ebola in September 2014 while working in Sierra Leone with the World Health Organization.

A Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on anti-government rebels in neighbouring Yemen on March 26, sparking sporadic border clashes with Saudi troops.

Russia said an unmanned supply ship set for the International Space Station will fall back to Earth on Friday.

Tiger Woods, 39, and Lindsey Vonn, 30, had emerged as the golden couple of American sport since news of their relationship.

Asim Umar, head of AQIS, has claimed responsibility for a string of attacks, including Avijit Roy.

Recent protests have been largely peaceful and a growing chorus of community members and business owners called for the curfew to be lifted.

An honour guard of troops saluted the red and white banner as it was unfurled on the sand to the strains of the national anthem.

Cluster munitions are prohibited by a 2008 treaty adopted by 116 countries, but not by Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners or the United States.

Netanyahu has claimed that Israel had learned of 'concrete threats' of terror attacks against Jewish or Israeli targets in Tunisia.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea a day after the region was jolted by a 6.7 earthquake.

Sales of tablets suffer as people prefer smartphones

In final presser before much-awaited bout, Mayweather & Pacquiao leave out traditional trash talk, show mutual respect instead.

The pressure was on Ancelotti's men after Barcelona had mauled Getafe 6-0 on Tuesday.

The ship had been scheduled to dock with the ISS, where the international crew of six people is awaiting the cargo, on April 30.

Alarm has been fuelled by the departure of dozens of Australians to fight in Iraq and Syria.

It was a high-scoring thriller but Madrid managed to hang on to their lead till the referee's whistle.

Investigators are still trying to determine who was responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in July last year, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.

The home side go into the final day's play ahead by 37 runs with eight wickets in hand.

Root's commanding knock, his 1st Test century outside of England, came off 125 deliveries.

The two-hour ceremony was to symbolise the year when the massacres started during World War I.