A judge in the US state of Montana who admitted he had been too lenient when sentencing a man for rape is told he cannot modify the punishment.

Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid battle it out in Buenos Aires to decide who will host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

About 50 Islamist Boko Haram militants have been killed in Nigeria after the military tracked them and then raided their camps, an army spokesman says.

More than 4,000 Greek police are deployed as unions plan protests in Thessaloniki where PM Antonis Samaras will give his annual speech on the economy.

Nasa is set to launch its latest mission to the Moon to study its tenuous atmosphere and strange-behaving dust.

The Maldives is set for its first presidential elections since its former leader stepped down in what he described as a coup last year.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says Farc rebels would be able to keep their weapons until a peace agreement was ratified in a referendum.

Zubin Mehta is set to hold a concert in the disputed territory of Kashmir, angering separatist groups who say it legitimises Delhi's rule.