An Argentine judge asks Spain to arrest and extradite 20 former officials accused of abuses during the military rule of General Franco.

Opposition parties in Burkina Faso call for a mass rally in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President Compaore.

Bolivian President Evo Morales signs the contract to start building a new presidential palace to replace the current colonial building.

A woman from Canada hands back a stolen piece of the ruins of Pompeii more than 50 years after she put it into her bag.

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are preparing to hold elections which the West has denounced as illegitimate.

The investigation into the Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash in California could take about 12 months, the US transport safety chief says.

The authorities in Bangladesh say power has been restored to most of the country after a nationwide blackout.

Brazilian football club Corinthians is to open a cemetery for supporters who want to be buried close to their favourite players.