Several thousand people marched through central Kiev on Sunday to protest against the detention of Ukrainian opposition figure Mikheil Saakashvili and call for the impeachment of President Petro Poroshenko.

A Turkish Airlines aircraft at Istanbul's main airport was evacuated and searched after a note threatening a bomb attack was found on board on Monday, although it later turned out to be a hoax.

Tennis player Maria Sharapova should not be judged by sport’s ‘morality police’ for taking meldonium for 10 years before it was banned, according to British Olympian Susan Egelstaff.

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is organising a 10-day Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) course in Beirut, Lebanon, in co-operation with the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Lebanese Red Cross and Qatar University.

Gajendra Chauhan yesterday assumed office as chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) as a large number of students staged a vociferous protest outside the campus. Police caned and detained at least 20 students.