A South Korean soldier who shot dead five of his colleagues and injured seven others is sentenced to death by a military court.

The technology behind GM crops is safe, according to scientific consensus, says the outgoing science adviser to the European Commission.

Terror raids in Paris and Lyon lead to the arrest of eight men suspected of recruiting fighters for Islamist militants in Syria.

An advert for a job in graphic design in France is withdrawn after complaints about a clause stipulating "not Jewish".

The UN says it is "extremely concerned" by pictures which appear to show the logo of the Islamic State militant group on its food aid to Syria.

The European Commission has widened its corporate tax probe to include Belgium's rules on so-called "excess profit".

Greece's leaders receive a guarded welcome to their proposals for a debt deal, ahead of crunch talks with EU creditors and leaders.

Libya's internationally recognised parliament revokes a controversial law that banned Gaddafi-era officials from taking part in politics.