Ukraine's ousted president asked Moscow for military help to protect civilians, Russia's UN envoy tells the Security Council.

Archaeologists in India are examining claims that remains of people dug up from a disused well in the northern state of Punjab belong to soldiers who rebelled against the British in 1857.

A UN-appointed expert publicly disagrees with the world body and calls for compensation for Haitian victims of a cholera outbreak many blame on peacekeepers.

Rubbish collectors in Rio de Janeiro reach an agreement to end to a three-day strike that has disrupted the world-famous carnival celebrations.

A UN court bans Australia from using documents that it seized from a lawyer representing East Timor in a commercial spying case.

A US federal court rejects BP's efforts to halt payments to businesses relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, leaving the firm with potentially billions more in liabilities.

Indonesia says it could potentially review Schapelle Corby's parole, after Australian media broadcast a documentary about the convicted drug trafficker.

India puts on hold all deals with Rolls-Royce till an investigation into bribery allegations against the London-based company is complete, the Press Trust of India news agency reports.