A court in Ecuador fines US oil giant Chevron a reported $8bn (£5bn) for polluting much of the country's Amazon region.

Lady Gaga and Rihanna are among the early winners as the Grammy Awards honour leading musicians from the worlds of pop, rock, rap and beyond.

Palestinian ministers are due to hand in their resignations as part of a cabinet reshuffle, sources say, with elections planned for September.

US planemaker Boeing has unveiled the latest version of its jumbo jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental, pledging to carry more passengers using less fuel.

The Tunisian government rejects calls from Rome to deploy Italian police officers on its territory to tackle a sudden wave of migration.

The terror trial of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the controversial Muslim cleric accused of links to a militant training camp, is resuming in Indonesia.

Colombia's Farc rebels release another hostage but fail to hand over two more, whose release was also scheduled for Sunday.

Most demonstrators leave Cairo's Tahrir Square after Egypt's new military rulers say they will dissolve parliament and suspend the constitution.