Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world poured into Rome for the special Jubilee holy year event.

The test had been discontinued in 2012 and replaced with a fitness program during Barack Obama's term.

The arrests come just two days after Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies had their independence restored.

The Palestine Red Crescent has accused Israel of a "deliberate" strike, but Israel said it has "no information" about it.

The body of one of five trapped miners was found after a quake caused tunnels to collapse.

Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Mykolaiv, while Russia blames a huge oil blaze in Sochi on Ukrainian drones.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed by the march, after it was authorised to go ahead by the Supreme Court hours earlier.

The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.