A court in India finds a man guilty for his involvement in a bomb blast that left 17 dead at a bakery in the western city of Pune in 2010.

At least 17 people were killed in weekend clashes between residents and ex-rebels in the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, the local Red Cross says.

India's Supreme Court orders the western state of Gujarat to share some of its endangered lions with Madhya Pradesh.

A new investigation into the kidnapping of Austrian girl Natascha Kampusch debunks conspiracy theories, saying her captor most likely acted alone.

Nicolas Maduro, chosen by the late Hugo Chavez as his successor as Venezuelan president, wins a narrow victory at the polls.

World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say receives a 10-month suspended jail sentence over controversial charges of insulting Muslim values.

Researchers unveil the first image from a new observatory in Mexico that can catch the highest-energy light ever seen on Earth.

South African anti-fracking campaigner Jonathan Deal is one of six winners of this year's Goldman Prize, a prestigious environmentalist award.