A New York judge declares a mistrial in the murder case of six-year-old boy who went missing in 1979 after the jury could not reach a verdict.

The Pentagon says that China has expanded its programme of land reclamation in the South China Sea, an area disputed by several countries.

A court in Venezuela sentences a policeman to 18 years in jail for the death in February of a 14-year-old protester in the western state of Tachira.

Australian police arrest a 17-year-old on terror charges and say they have halted a plot to detonate three bombs in Melbourne.

Two aid workers seized by pro-Russian separatist rebels in Ukraine are released after being held for 10 days.

The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say.

Russia prepares for a big WW2 Victory Day military parade, but many Western leaders are boycotting the event because of the Ukraine crisis.

North Korea says it has carried out a successful test of a submarine-launched missile, which if confirmed would be a major boost in its military capability.