President Petro Poroshenko calls for UN peacekeepers to be sent to eastern Ukraine after his forces withdraw from the besieged city of Debaltseve.

An Australian former Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, successfully challenges his terrorism conviction in the US.

Former rap and home improvement star Vanilla Ice is arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft in the US state of Florida, police say.

Brazil samba school Beija-Flor wins Rio's carnival by telling the story of Equatorial Guinea - after allegedly being funded by the African nation.

The entire board of NSW greyhound racing steps down after revelations of illegal live baiting in the industry emerge.

The number of Australians contracting Hepatitis A after eating frozen berries rises to 14 and spreads to four states.

Thailand's attorney-general files criminal charges against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over her role in a controversial rice subsidy scheme.

Hundreds of people in the US state of Arizona hold a candlelit vigil to honour Islamic State hostage Kayla Mueller, whose death was confirmed this month.