South Africa's ruling party has suffered its biggest election setback since taking power at the end of apartheid a generation ago, with local media reporting that the African National Congress has lost in the metropolitan area that includes the country's capital, Pretoria.
The French priest who was killed in Normandy church attack claimed by the Islamic State group was laid to rest. Hundreds of people watched the ceremony on a big screen outside the cathedral, under constant rain.
At least 13 people were killed and six injured in a fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen.
A woman died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of London. 19-year-old Zakaria Bulham, was charged with one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder in relation to individuals injured in attack.
Hundreds of passengers fled an Emirates airliner that crash-landed and caught fire in Dubai, resulting in the death of a firefighter and a four-hour shutdown of the busy airport.
Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima as its mayor urged world leaders to follow in US President Barack Obama's footsteps and visit, and ultimately rid the world of nuclear arms.
Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' was sworn in as Nepal's new Prime Minister, a day after being elected by lawmakers for the top post for the second time.
Dozens of Romanian mothers gathered at a museum in Bucharest to breastfeed their babies to promote the freedom of mothers to breastfeed in public.
More than 100 Muslims were among the 2,000 faithful who packed the 11th-century Gothic cathedral of Rouen, near the Normandy town where two jihadi teenagers slit the throat of 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel.
Here's a look at the events in the world this week.