German prosecutors are calling for a life sentence for 92-year-old Siert Bruins who is on trial over the murder of a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944.

President Barack Obama commutes the sentences of eight Americans who would have been released from prison under current drug sentencing laws.

The national library in Mogadishu, currently in ruins after years of conflict, is to be rebuilt in Somalia, the government announces.

Argentine football champions San Lorenzo present their life-long fan Pope Francis with a replica of their trophy at a general audience at the Vatican.

A California court decides an Andy Warhol portrait of actress Farrah Fawcett belongs to her former partner, actor Ryan O'Neal.

Voters in Madagascar return to the polls to elect a new president, after the first round in October failed to produce an outright winner.

EU leaders say the bloc's defence capabilities must be improved to make military deployments more rapid and effective.

China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, injects fresh funds into the markets to help allay concerns of a cash squeeze.