Judges in Taiwan are due to decide whether it will become the first place in Asia to recognise same-sex marriage.
Greece has failed to secure a deal to unlock the next instalment of its multi-billion-dollar bailout after talks with eurozone finance ministers broke down.
South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has gone on trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace.
Nineteen people have been killed and about 50 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena.
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 posts taken by women.
President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to end an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.
Shukriya Khanum, who was the first Pakistani woman to obtain a commercial pilot's licence, has died of cancer in Lahore at the age of 82.
Cyber-attacks that have hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a "wake-up call", Microsoft says.
The party of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has selected a diverse list of 428 candidates for parliamentary elections next month.
US President Donald Trump has insisted he is not under investigation, as he dismissed the FBI director he fired as a "showboat" and "grandstander".
Profits at 21st Century Fox dipped in the first three months of the year, weighed down by flat cable advertising and less successful movie releases.
The former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has given evidence before the country's top anti-corruption judge.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the sacrifices of the Soviet people in World War Two, addressing the armed forces in Moscow.
Barack Obama warned newly elected President Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser, the White House has confirmed.
Polls have opened in South Korea's presidential election, called early after a corruption scandal that brought down President Park Geun-hye.
A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come into effect. Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI) - a measure of weight in relation to height.
The chief executive of the world's second largest investment bank has warned that London "will stall" because of the risks from the Brexit process.
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