Indians begin voting in the world's biggest general election on Monday, with the ruling Congress party pitted against the Hindu nationalist BJP.

Barclays sells is retail banking business in the United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank for £107m ($177m).

Rwanda's president will launch a week of official mourning with a torch-lighting ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the country's genocide.

American comedian and actor John Pinette has been found dead at the age of 50 in a hotel room in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius is due to resume later with the start of the defence case and the athlete expected to take the stand this week.

A man accused of arranging his wife's killing on their honeymoon is expected to be extradited to South Africa later.

Mickey Rooney, the American child actor who became the world's top box-office star in the late 1930s, has died at the age of 93, US police say.

Australian ship Ocean Shield picks up signals consistent with black boxes in 'most promising lead so far', plane search officials say