Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comparison of southern Kerala state with Somalia angers politicians and social media users.

The US will not seek the death penalty for Ahmed Abu Khattala, a Libyan Islamist charged over the attacks on the US consulate in Benghazi in 2012.

A US senator has questioned Facebook over allegations that it manipulated its Trending News section to exclude conservative topics.

Protests break out in several French cities as the government uses special powers to force through controversial labour reforms.

Amnesty International says at least 149 detainees have died "in appalling conditions" at a barracks detention centre in north-east Nigeria this year.

The Russian authorities are "concerned" by new claims of doping among Russian athletes at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, an adviser says.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wins the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project.

Five men arrested in Australia allegedly intended to cross the ocean in a small fishing boat and join the so-called Islamic State group.