Lebanon is to temporarily reopen a landfill site and set up two new sites in a bid to end an eight-month crisis over uncollected rubbish in Beirut.

Germans are set to vote in three regional elections seen as a test of support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's policy towards refugees.

A Palestinian teacher who grew up in a refugee camp has been named as the most exceptional teacher in the world, winning a $1m prize.

Libya's UN-backed Presidential Council, in Tunis, calls on the international community to stop dealing with any rival powers within Libya.

French investigators call for medical confidentiality to be relaxed for pilots, in their final report on last year's Germanwings air crash.

Chinese industrial production slows to its weakest growth since the financial crisis, as Britain warns China's slowdown could derail the global recovery.

A car bomb has exploded in the Kizilay district in the Turkish capital Ankara, with officials saying at least 27 people are dead.

Go master Lee Se-dol wins a game against Google's AlphaGo program, after losing three in a row in a best-of-five competition