Venezuela's supreme court rejects an opposition-backed constitutional amendment to cut short the term of President Nicolas Maduro.

Thousands of activists rally outside the North Carolina legislature as it reconvenes for the first time since enacting a law criticised as anti-gay.

Ukraine commemorates the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl - the worst in history - with a series of events.

Three men are going on trial in Luxembourg over the leaking of documents that revealed how the country helped major corporations cut their taxes.

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemns the killing of a Canadian hostage kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Philippines.

The organiser of a water park party in Taiwan where a fireball caused by igniting paint powder killed 15 people is jailed for negligence.

A major contract to build 12 submarines for the Royal Australian Navy is awarded to French contractor DCNS, which beat bids from Germany and Japan.

Voters in five north-eastern US states will cast ballots in primaries that could cement the leads of front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.