CJCS Gen Dempsey says his Pakistani counterpart Gen Rashad Mahmood was pleased with the announcement.

Former national team captain says he will end his career on his own terms.

My reaction to these stories was anger. There was a lot of anger in the dressing room, Captain Ed Joyce said.

Justin Welby, leader of the world's Anglicans, will meet Muslim leaders and senior government officials in his visit.

"All team members are safe and well and heading back to their operating base," said OPCW spokesperson.

"The team was on a routine patrol east of Donetsk when contact was lost (on Monday evening)," reads the OSCE statement

Relatives of senior Boko Haram fighters as well as intermediaries were part of talks with former president.

Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority is to head the new government.

Putin immediately calls on Ukraine to end its "punitive" operation.

In the deadliest attack, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a Shia mosque in Shorja neighbourhood.