Briefest

The High Court has ruled the Palestine Action ban unlawful. The group remains proscribed.

A sacked Ukrainian government minister has been arrested attempting to flee the country.

Chris Wormald has been removed as head of the Civil Service after a little over a year.

200 US troops have been sent to Nigeria to help fight Boko Haram.

A snap general election called by Japan's right-wing ruling party has reinforced its position.

Six have been trampled to death by elephants rampaging through Gondwar village in North-East India.