A concert performed by an orchestra made up entirely of strangers recruited on the London Underground takes place.

Thousands of people rally in Washington DC calling for stricter gun controls on a march from the Capitol to the Washington Monument.

Musicians and crew of the Mexican band Kombo Kolombia are reported missing after playing a gig on Thursday night in the northern city of Hidalgo.

Bulgarians are set to vote in a controversial referendum on whether to build a new nuclear power plant opposed by the centre-right government.

England batting coach Graham Gooch relinquishes his one-day duties to focus on Test cricket.

Scotland's deputy first minister writes to European foreign ministers to assure them that Scotland remains committed to the EU.

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs she is fond of Burma's army, despite it putting her under house arrest for 15 years.

Holocaust Memorial Day ceremonies are to be held across the UK as the nation remembers the millions of Jews and others killed during the Holocaust.