Rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar continues his offensive against Islamist militias in Benghazi, with fierce fighting reportedly leaving several dead.

A 19-year-old Palestinian is shot dead in Ramallah as Israel widens its search for three missing students it accuses Hamas of kidnapping.

F1 legend Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma following his skiing accident, his family says.

Rail workers go on strike in France for a sixth day, as almost 700,000 students take their final school exams., the Baccalaureate.

China executes 13 people in Xinjiang province for "terrorism", and sentences three others to death over a deadly car crash in Beijing last year.

Italy says without EU intervention an operation to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean Sea may have to stop, as hundreds more are rescued.

Incumbent Juan Manuel Santos has been re-elected as Colombian president with nearly 51% of the vote, seeing off his right-wing challenger.

Lionel Messi scores a superb goal as Argentina begin their World Cup campaign with a win over Bosnia-Hercegovina.