For the first time, two gay and lesbian organisations march in the St Patrick's Day parade in the US city of Boston after the organisers lift a ban.

Dozens of people die in a raid on a Nigerian village in an attack believed linked to tension between herdsmen and farmers.

The Venezuelan National Assembly approves legislation granting President Nicolas Maduro the power to govern by decree until the end of the year.

A new airport counter-terror force is stopping more than 400 travellers per day as Australia attempts to crack down on would-be jihadists leaving the country.

The tomb of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been almost completely levelled in fighting near the city of Tikrit, new footage reveals.

Cyclone Pam has "wiped out" development in Vanuatu, its president says, amid ongoing concern over residents of the Pacific nation's outlying islands.

A senior member of the Saudi royal family warns that a deal on Iran's nuclear programme could prompt other states to develop atomic fuel.

Crimea's leader tells the BBC the territory has returned to Russia and will never form part of Ukraine again, a year after its disputed referendum.