The one-time US Army intelligence analyst formerly known as Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, but is now set to be released in May after a total of seven years behind bars, Efe news reported.

Russia and China, with their relationship at its best ever, have been one of the key factors in maintaining world stability, something the two countries will continue to uphold, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

A top aide to US President Barack Obama reiterated the stance of the current administration that the One-China policy is "not negotiable", slamming any effort to reopen the issue as "dangerous".

A Nigerian air force jet on Tuesday mistakenly bombed a civilian camp in the northeastern state of Borno, which led to at least 50 persons being killed, media reports said.

A five-year-old Sikh boy was denied entry by a school here for wearing a turban as it said that the religious head gear was not in conformity with the school's uniform policy.

China will launch a satellite this year to gather electromagnetic data which may be used in monitoring and forecasting earthquakes.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has slammed President-elect Donald Trump for an interview in which he branded NATO "obsolete" and said Germany had pursued a "catastrophic" policy on refugees.

The Canadian stock market was down on the first day of the week following US President-elect Donald Trump's claims to impose a tax on foreign-automotive companies.

Washington is "initiating a new arms race" by deploying large-scale troops to Europe, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

The man suspected of fatally shooting 39 people in a New Year's Eve attack on an Istanbul nightclub was arrested Monday, media reports said.