India's main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by the income tax (IT) department just months before the country holds general elections.

Senegal's president says the delayed election to choose his successor will be held "as soon as possible", after the top court ruled that his attempt to delay it was unconstitutional.

Neo-Nazi Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, has lost his case against the state in a bid to end his years of isolation in prison.

The decision to postpone this month's elections in Senegal is against the country's constitution, the country's top court has ruled.

Australia's parliament has passed a motion calling on the US and UK to release Julian Assange, ahead of a crucial legal hearing.

Japan has unexpectedly fallen into a recession after its economy shrank for two quarters in a row.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and resumed his duties, the Pentagon has said.

A top UN official has warned an Israeli assault on Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, could lead to a "slaughter".

Thousands of protesting farmers are marching from neighbouring states to India's capital Delhi to seek assured prices for their crops