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South Africans have been warned not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela’s body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already in the queue.

The ACT parliament passed a bill in October making the territory the first part of Australia to legalise same-sex weddings.

Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been formally charged with murder in connection with a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010.

India’s top court has upheld a law which criminalises gay sex, in a ruling seen as a major blow to gay rights.

A fire in a farmers’ fruit market in south China’s Shenzhen has killed at least 16 people and injured at least three, officials say.

Tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela.

Two French soldiers have been killed in combat in the Central African Republic, the French presidency says.

Nelson Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe has told the BBC about the “wonderful” final hours of the former president, who died aged 95 last Thursday.

North Korea has broadcast images of the once powerful uncle of leader Kim Jong-un being removed from a meeting, confirming reports of his dismissal.

South Korea has announced it is expanding its air defence zone, which will now partially overlap with a similar zone announced by China.

Thailand’s opposition MPs are to resign en masse, officials say, after weeks of anti-government protests in Bangkok.

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison because of his opposition to the apartheid regime.

Ministers from 159 countries have reached a deal intended to boost global trade at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

South Africans have gathered in Johannesburg and Soweto to mourn their former leader, Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday aged 95.

A storm that has wreaked havoc across northern Europe has claimed three lives in Poland, bringing to six the toll of people killed in hurricane-force winds.

Within hours of Nelson Mandela’s passing, commentary from around the world began pouring in – reflecting the greatness of the man and the impact his life had on the entire globe.

A series of attacks at Yemen’s defence ministry have left at least 20 people dead and 37 injured, officials say.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has urged people to support each other for the sake of the country, in his address to the nation on his birthday.

A senior commander of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has been killed near Beirut, the group says.

The European Commission has fined eight banks – including RBS – a total of 1.7bn euros (£1.4bn) for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates.

A powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from his post, South Korean media reports say.

A Moscow court has jailed Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko for six years for organising an acid attack on the company’s artistic director.

Energy drinks packed with caffeine can change the way the heart beats, researchers warn.

The Muslim Brotherhood has rejected Egypt’s new draft constitution.

The United States has advised American commercial airlines to notify Beijing of flight plans over China’s newly-declared air defense identification zone, although U.S. officials say the compliance does not indicate U.S. government acceptance of China’s requirements.

Protesters in Ukraine have stormed the Kiev city council building, venting their anger over a government decision not to sign a deal on closer EU ties.

Police in Thailand have fended off protesters who descended on key sites in Bangkok trying to unseat the government of Yingluck Shinawatra.

Three people have died after a police helicopter crashed into a busy pub in Glasgow, the BBC understands.

The cousin of a woman who belonged to a Maoist commune in south London being investigated by police for alleged slavery has accused its members of turning her against her family.

China says its fighter jets followed US and Japanese planes as they passed inside China’s newly declared air defence zone in the East China Sea.