The former head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, should be acquitted of pimping charges due to insufficient evidence, says French prosecutor.

An Indian millionaire is charged with murder after he rammed his car into his security guard for being too slow to open a gate.

Ukrainian government and rebel forces fail to meet a deadline to start withdrawing heavy weapons, the second phase of last week's ceasefire agreement.

A long-awaited report into alleged atrocities committed in the final stage of Sri Lanka's civil war has been delayed until September, the UN says.

Australia's greyhound industry faces anger and investigations after a report showed illegal live baiting during training sessions.

Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger claim to have made gains in pushing back or capturing Boko Haram militants and their supporters.

Five out of six plaintiffs in the aggravated pimping trial of former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn drop their accusations against him.

A grand jury in the US state of North Carolina indicts Craig Hicks on three counts of murder in the shootings of three young Muslim students.