International News

1. Alexei Navalny barred from Russia presidential poll

   The anti-corruption campaigner led mass street protests against Vladimir Putin in 2011-12.

2. Colombia conflict: Seized Dutch journalists still held

   ELN rebels deny earlier reports that the two journalists abducted last weekend have now been freed.

3. Turkish water park: Children and adults electrocuted

   Three children, and two adults who tried to rescue them, die at a water park in north-west Turkey.

4. Brexit: EU leaders says UK offer could 'worsen situation'

   Donald Tusk says offer to EU nationals could "worsen the situation" as Mrs May defends her plan.

5. UAE princesses guilty of servant abuse in Belgium

   They receive suspended jail terms and fines for abuses in a hotel in Brussels in 2008.

6. Germany quashes gay men's convictions and offers compensation

   Some 64,000 men were jailed and more persecuted under the anti-gay law dating back to 1871.

7. Lionel Messi 'could swap tax fraud jail sentence for fine'

   Prosecutors reportedly suggested the Barcelona star pay 255,000 euros instead of serving prison time.

8. Exploding cream dispenser kills French fitness blogger

   The popular Instagram figure was struck in the chest and died of a heart attack, French media say.

9. Greek rubbish strike causes stink

   For days, piles of rubbish have mounted in cities across Greece in a dispute over thousands of jobs.