Hundreds of Europeans are fighting with rebel forces in Syria - and could pose a threat when they return, says the EU's anti-terror chief.

The trial on embezzlement charges of one of Russia's leading opposition figures, Alexei Navalny, resumes in the north-eastern city of Kirov.

The US government outlines its case in a joint lawsuit with Floyd Landis against banned American cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Indian singing legend Shamshad Begum - the woman who "captivated the hearts" of listeners - dies in the western city of Mumbai, aged 94.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is banned for 10 matches by the FA for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.

Boeing says it will resume deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner in May as it reports a jump in quarterly profits despite the aircraft's battery problems.

Actor Allan Arbus, best known for his role as Army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman in the 1970s US TV series MASH, dies at the age of 95.

The body of a man found in a Rhode Island river may be a student mistakenly identified as one of the Boston bombers, authorities say.