The pitch used for the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England in Melbourne is rated "poor" by the International Cricket Council.

The German Medical Association says mandatory medical checks are ethically wrong and unreliable.

Dmitry Lukyanenko, 35, is accused of terrorism over an attack on a supermarket that wounded 18.

Australian wildlife rescuers have removed 43 reptile eggs from a sandpit at a primary school.

Unknown gunmen kill at least 16 people after ambushing churchgoers in southern Nigeria, police say.

Hundreds were trapped at the top while rescue workers used a cable car to reach the climbers.

The court also heard Trevor Sinclair, 44, urinated in a police car during his arrest.

Tyson Chandler, of the Pheonix Suns, tops of Plays of the Week with an unbelievable finish from the sideline among many other plays from the NBA.

Peter Martins announces his retirement after serving as master-in-chief for three decades.

With no clear leadership, the protests sweeping Iran are a major test for the country's rulers.

Iryna Nozdrovska's body was found in a river in Kiev after she received threats.

Maya Rostowska's great-grandfather was sent to a forced labour camp under Stalin's rule.

They signed a contract when he was 20, saying he would pay her 60% of his income after he qualified.

The country's secular authorities declared the crypto-currency illegitimate in December.

Stoke are debating the future of manager Mark Hughes after a run of seven defeats in 10 Premier League games.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is charged by the FA over comments to match officials after Sunday's draw against West Brom.

He was killed in Jharkhand state after asking a group to stop playing loud music on New Year's Day.

Liverpool's mayor hits out at fire service budget cuts as photos from inside the multi-storey emerge.

A bookshop in Scotland has gained a new lease of life by inviting tourists to run it.

The UN refugee agency says the plan to deport thousands violates international and Israeli laws.

President Rumen Radev said the new law would not be effective in tackling high-level wrongdoing,