Tens of thousands are expected to watch anti-fraud activist Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in as Delhi's chief minister, after his historic election win.

Canadian police say they have foiled an imminent plot to carry out a mass shooting in the Halifax area and have made three arrests.

A former US soldier nicknamed Rambo who allegedly formed an international band of snipers as mercenaries confesses to a murder plot in New York.

President Poroshenko of Ukraine says a deal to end the war in the east is in "great danger" amid intense fighting ahead of Saturday night's ceasefire.

The son of Chile's President Michelle Bachelet resigns as head of a government charity after being accused of influence peddling.

A court in Senegal orders Chadian ex-President Hissene Habre to stand trial for war crimes, in Africa's first use of universal jurisdiction.

The captain of a ferry involved in one of Hong Kong's worst sea disasters has been convicted on 39 counts of manslaughter over the 2012 tragedy.

At least 16 people are killed and 30 others injured in a collision between a freight train and a bus at a level crossing in northern Mexico.