Hungary's foreign minister says the European Union's economic sanctions against Russia have been unsuccessful economically and politically because they have not achieved their objectives.
Iran's semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that the final death toll in the deadly collapse of a burning building in the Iranian capital is 26, including 16 firefighters.
The leader of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party in Thuringia was turned away from two Holocaust Remembrance Day events in protest of his recent suggestion that Germany should end its tradition of acknowledging and atoning for its Nazi past.
Dozens of Auschwitz survivors have placed wreaths and flowers at the infamous execution wall at the former German death camp, paying homage to the victims of Adolf Hitler's regime exactly 72 years after the camp's liberation.
Rafael Nadal has fended off Grigor Dimitrov in five long sets to set up a vintage title match against Roger Federer at the Australian Open, where every singles finalist is aged 30 or over.
Thai police say they have arrested a gang of wedding crashers led by a Buddhist monk who scammed couples by pretending to be officials with royal links and demanding money for their prestigious presence at nuptials.
The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel products from China and Taiwan to stop them flooding Europe's struggling steel market.
The European Union has prolonged for a year sanctions against dozens of Tunisians, including ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, accused of illegally using state funds.
An opinion poll shows most Filipinos want their government to assert the country's rights in the disputed South China Sea after an arbitration tribunal invalidated China's vast territorial claims and ruled the Philippines can fish and exploit resources in the contested waters.
A court document shows Nigeria is seizing back one of Africa's richest oil blocs and could prosecute petroleum giants Shell and Eni in a corruption scandal that has drawn investigators from the United States, Italy, France, Switzerland and Holland.
Dutch police are rejecting claims by a black American lawyer working at the United Nations' highest court that she was a victim of racially motivated brutality by officers in The Hague.
A court in Thailand has sentenced an opponent of the military government to more than 11 years in prison for posting material on the internet judged insulting to the country's monarchy.
Prosecutors in Germany say they have sufficient evidence to indicate that former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn knew of his company's emissions cheating software earlier than he claims.
Croatia's Jewish community has boycotted the official Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony saying the conservative government is not doing enough to curb pro-Nazi sentiments in the country.
Belgium has sealed an agreement with France and the Netherlands to draw up passenger lists and introduce passport checks on Thalys and Eurostar international rail services.