Pakistan will compete in badminton, boxing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.

US President says evidence suggests the plane was shot down from an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists.

AIDS researcher Joep Lange, killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, was a pioneer of cheap anti-retrovirals for the poor.

11 of the dead were civilian employees, the rest were security guards and National Defence Forces members.

"I made the decision that the World Cup in Brazil would be my final tournament," Philipp Lahm.

Meteorological center says Super Typhoon Rammasun was on course to hit Hainan island and Guangdong province.

Mandela died on December 5 last year aged 95 after a lengthy illness.

The airport has been closed since fighting erupted on Sunday.

Flight MH17, a Boeing 777-200, went down in strife-torn eastern Ukraine carrying 298 passengers and crew.

Police official says it was apparently timed bomb containing around 2kg of explosives.