A Canadian court releases on bail an ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee after refusing a final effort by the government to keep him imprisoned.

Brazil legend Pele undergoes surgery for a prostate condition after he is admitted to hospital for the second time in six months.

The FBI had warned Texas officials several hours before a provocative cartoon contest that a suspected extremist could show up at the event.

Events across Europe will commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day - the end of World War Two on the continent.

Trials of a malaria vaccine that targets the most dangerous variety of parasite that causes the disease show some positive early results in adults.

Unicef says a million children will not be able to return to school in the wake the Nepal earthquake unless urgent action is taken.

The US justice department is to investigate Baltimore's police for routine bias or excessive force after the death of Freddie Gray, US media say.

The Russian space agency says its out-of-control Progress spacecraft has burnt up after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.