At least 70,000 attacks reported, including Russian Interior Ministry, by programme that demands $300 to unlock data.
Court rejects Francesco Schettino's claim that others bore the blame for the 2012 shipwreck disaster.
Iran's president and five other contenders face off in the final TV debate ahead of next week's election.
Troops surround army headquarters in Abidjan, seal off Bouake, over decision by leaders to drop demands for bonuses.
World Health Organization confirms one out of three suspected Ebola- related deaths since April 22 caused by the virus.
We speak to Malaysia's opposition leader Wan Azizah, and debate Hassan Rouhani’s chances for re-election.
Saba Nidal Obaid, 20, was shot in the stomach while at demonstrations in support of 1,500 Palestinians on hunger strike.
Leader of mainly Kurdish US-backed Syrian group confirms attack on ISIL stronghold will take place beginning of summer.
State-run media says 62 detained are suspected of being linked to the US-based cleric blamed by Turkey for failed coup.
If Myanmar's leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi fails to act on the things that lie within her power, then she fails on her own terms.
At least 25 killed as explosion hits convoy of Senate deputy chairman Abdul Ghafoor Haideri south of Quetta.
Heavy downpours cause floods along eastern parts of Kenya and Tanzania.
Rafael Braga, Brazil's symbol of institutionalised racism and criminalisation of poverty, is going to prison - again.
From French president to South Korea's president and Iranian presidential election campaign, here is the week in photos.
Police confirm three citizens arrested under security law returned to Ankara as rights group warns of 'crass abuse'.
One year since the government of Aung San Suu Kyi took power, we explore why high hopes for Myanmar have been dashed.
Police official says Guven was detained over article about the death of a public prosecutor in Denizli province.
Palestinian prisoners have engaged in mass hunger strikes since 1968, after Israel occupied the Palestinian territories.
Former Ghanaian president says political problems in South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt will affect the entire continent.
Locals lament the lack of development in a stronghold of the PPP party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Anthony Sawina targeted group in Minnesota as they headed to prayers, wounding two, after threatening to 'kill all'.
Officials say Miriam Rodriguez was shot dead by gunman after dedicating life to finding those who have gone missing.
The BJP is indulging in polarising campaigns to win elections, including municipal ones, as opposition parties shrink.
The move follows a dramatic fall in number of victims, 18 months after a surge in cases caused a public health scare.
A five-judge bench of India's Supreme Court is hearing petitions by women's groups seeking to ban verbal divorce.
