Russian prosecutors will examine whether the Soviet Union acted legally when it recognised the Baltic states' independence in 1991.

Russian gas purchases are suspended by Ukraine following a breakdown in talks aimed at keeping supplies running for the next three to six months.

A riot at a prison in Melbourne has been ended by heavily-armed police.

At least 10 soldiers have been killed and injured in a wave of attacks by suspected jihadist militants in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, the military says.

Eurozone ministers are to discuss a Greek request for a new two-year bailout, hours after it became the only EU economy to miss a crucial IMF debt payment.

France suspends two of its soldiers over allegations they sexually abused children, including a five-year-old girl, in Burkina Faso.

Donald Trump is filing a lawsuit against Univision after the Spanish-language TV network cancelled its contract with him over comments about Mexican immigrants.

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will stand in parliamentary elections next month.