Macedonia blames clashes on Kosovans

Macedonia says gunmen from Kosovo led the armed group which killed eight policemen in the northern town of Kumanovo.

Hundreds of Rohingya rescued at sea

A boat carrying about about 500 members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim community is rescued in waters off northern Indonesia.

Yemenis 'struggle to flee' strikes

Civilians in the north of Yemen are struggling to flee stepped up air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Houthi rebels, aid agencies say.

Russia stages massive WW2 parade

Russia stages its biggest WW2 Victory Day military parade, an event boycotted by many Western leaders because of the Ukraine crisis.

Events to mark end of WW2 in Europe

Events are being held in Europe and the US to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day, beginning with a ceremony in the Polish port of Gdansk.

US phone data collection 'illegal'

A US appeals court rules that bulk collection of phone records by the National Security Agency is illegal.

Pilot 'had tried Alps crash descent'

The co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps may have tried a rapid descent on a previous flight, French investigators say.