Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez dies at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer, his vice-president announces.

A snowstorm dumps up to 12 inches (30cm) on parts of the US Midwest, cancelling 1,100 flights, before heading to mid-Atlantic states.

Malaysian troops are searching houses and terrain for armed members of a Filipino clan embroiled in a three-week conflict in Sabah on Borneo island.

India's ruling Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi says he has no plans to become prime minister despite widespread expectations.

Children are under pressure to grow up too quickly, according to members of a parenting website.

Trials of a novel breath test for stomach cancer prove promising, say experts.

The number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria reaches one million, the UN refugee agency says, with neighbouring countries struggling to cope.

The case of a baby who was killed in China's Jilin province after the car in which he was sleeping was stolen sparks online outrage.