The music world pays tribute to singer Whitney Houston, who has died at the age of 48, at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

US President Barack Obama says insurers - and not religious institutions - will provide contraception to women free of charge, amid a row with religious leaders.

Umar Patek, one of the alleged masterminds of the 2002 Bali bombing that killed 202 people, goes on trial in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

Syria "categorically" rejects an Arab League resolution seen by the BBC calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to the country.

Tokyo Electric Power Company is given another lifeline after Japan's government approves an extra $9bn (£5bn) aid package.

Japan's economy shrinks more than expected between October and December as a rising yen and floods in Thailand hurt businesses.

Malaysia defends its deportation of a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet, saying it cannot be seen as a safe haven.

The President of Turkmenistan, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, is re-elected for another term with a landslide majority.