A California jury has found that a venture capital firm did not discriminate against a female employee in a closely watched case in Silicon Valley.

Italy's top appeals court acquits Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bomb Yemen for a third night, targeting Shia Houthi rebels as they advance in and around the port of Aden.

The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner into the French Alps knew the region from gliding holidays, people who knew him say.

Voters in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, are set for presidential and national elections against the background of militant Islamist violence.

The youngest brother of Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena dies after being attacked with an axe.

The co-pilot of the Germanwings Airbus which crashed in the French Alps predicted "one day everyone will know my name", his ex-girlfriend says.

Saudi Arabia evacuates its diplomats from Yemen as a Saudi-led coalition carries out a third night of air strikes.