Two killed in unrest ahead of general elections in Turkey
At least two people have been killed in explosions at a rally by the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, two days ahead of legislative polls, according to a senior minister.
Over 100 people were also wounded in the blasts, Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker said.
Reports said that the explosions were blamed on an electrical transformer at the rally, but it is not clear what caused it to fail.
Holidaymakers warned over anti-social beahviour in Majorca
Holidaymakers travelling to resorts on the Balearic island of Majorca are being told to "respect local culture" as new regulations are imposed to clamp down on anti-social behaviour.
The main new regulations include a ban on alcohol consumption in the street between 10pm and 8am, while those who urinate in public or swim naked in the sea can expect to be fined.
There will also be restrictions on pub crawls, which gained international attention last summer after a 21-year-old girl from Co Armagh was filmed performing sex acts on 24 men.
Organisers will be banned from promoting drinking and sex games in their publicity, and will only be allowed to stage one bar crawl per day between 8pm and midnight for a maximum of 20 people.
Convicted fraudster found dead with her partner is cremated
A cremation service for convicted fraudster Julia Holmes has taken place in Co Cork.
The body of the 63-year-old was found in an upstairs bedroom alongside that of her partner, 56-year-old Thomas Ruttle, at their home in Boolaglass, Askeaton, Co Limerick on 18 May following an apparent suicide pact.
Gardaí believe the couple may have died from deliberate exposure to carbon monoxide.
Mr Ruttle was laid to rest earlier this week at St Mary's Church of Ireland in Askeaton.
Princess Charlotte to be christened next month
The daughter of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton will be christened during a private ceremony on 5 July.
Princess Charlotte was born on 2 May.
She will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham.
Sinkhole swallows police vehicle in Colorado
A police vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole in Colorado.
The Sheridan Police sergeant was driving through an intersection while on patrol when the road gave way beneath his SUV, according to local media reports.
The sergeant reportedly crawled out of the vehicle onto its roof and then out of the sinkhole.
Police said there was an exposed gas line at the sinkhole and cleared the area.
UN calls for ceasefire to be upheld
The United Nations has called on all sides in Ukraine to fully uphold a European-brokered ceasefire after an upsurge of fighting in the east of the country raised fears of a return to all-out conflict.
"The ceasefire must be fully respected and the protection of civilians a priority," UN political chief Jeffrey Feltman told an emergency Security Council meeting.
Yesterday, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko told his military to prepare for a possible "full-scale invasion" by Russia all along their joint border.
Climbers stranded after earthquake hits Malaysia
More than 130 climbers were stranded on one of Southeast Asia's highest mountains after an earthquake hit parts of the Malaysian state of Sabahon Borneo island, a rescue official said.
There had been some injuries and media reported one or two people may have been killed, but there was no official confirmation.
The US Geological survey said the epicentre of the six-magnitude quake, which struck in the morning, was about 54km from the state capital of Kota Kinabalu.
Climbers from 16 countries had been on the peak, including 117 Malaysians, 38 Singaporeans, five Americans, four Dutch, three British, two French and two Australians.
Romanian PM urged to resign over corruption probe
Romania's President Klaus Iohannis called on Prime Minister Victor Ponta to resign, saying his position was untenable after anti-corruption prosecutors launched a criminal investigation against him.
Mr Ponta was named as a suspect in offences including forgery, money-laundering, conflict of interest and tax evasion.
He denied wrongdoing and said the accusations brought against him had previously been put forward by his political enemies.
PSNI given access to some Boston College tapes
Senior judges in Belfast have lifted an injunction on the PSNI taking possession of the tapes of interviews given by a former loyalist prisoner to a Boston College project.
PSNI detectives took possession of the tapes, which had been held at the Royal Courts of Justice, after lawyers for Winston 'Winkie' Rea confirmed their final bid to secure a block had been turned down.
The European Court of Human Rights refused to grant an interim prohibition as part of an attempt to stop the PSNI from listening to the tapes.
Detectives want to access the recordings as part of their investigations into murder and other paramilitary crimes from the 1970s to 1990s.
