Water at nearly all of Europe's beaches – and most of its rivers and lakes – are clean enough to swim in. And the quality is improving.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations to Her Majesty Elizabeth II on the birth of the first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Philippe has become the seventh King of the Belgians, following the abdication of his father King Albert II after 20 years on the throne.

Security minister says Panama plans to hand over ship and its content to United Nations representatives for inspection.

Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to five years in jail for theft and embezzlement.

Nelson Mandela is spending his 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria, as events take place around the world and in South Africa in his honour.

At least 21 children died and more than two dozen others were sick after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide. It was not immediately clear how chemicals ended up in the food in a school in the eastern state of Bihar. One official said the food may not have been properly washed before it was cooked.

Cuba has confirmed a North Korean cargo ship seized in Panama was carrying missiles, fighter jets and other armaments that were loaded in Cuban ports but claimed it was "obsolete defensive weaponry" being sent away for repair.