A court in Egypt has ordered a freeze on the assets of five prominent human rights activists and three non-governmental organisations.

The number of so-called "air rage" incidents on UK airlines quadruple over a three-year period, according to figures seen by the BBC.

Voting is under way in the Far East in Russia's general election, amid protests by Ukraine over Crimea's inclusion in the poll.

Older and younger people are being driven apart by the rocketing cost of housing, leaving young families in inner city 'ghettos', a report says.

Police probing the killing of a mother-of-nine and her nephew in a shooting at their north London flat say they have not found any evidence to suggest they were the intended victims.

Ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock warns against the re-election of Jeremy Corbyn and the electability of the party.

Heavily-armed militants attack an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least 17 soldiers in the deadliest attack in recent years.

At least eight people are wounded in a stabbing attack at a shopping mall in the US state of Minnesota, before the suspected attacker is shot dead by police.