Thai anti-government protesters surround a stadium where candidates were due to register for February's elections, in a bid to disrupt the polls.

A new anti-corruption party in India is set to form the government in the capital, Delhi, after a surprisingly strong showing in recent state polls.

An ice storm brings snow and freezing rain to Toronto and much of eastern Canada, causing severe disruption and leaving many without power.

Maria Alyokhina, a member of Russian punk bank Pussy Riot, has been freed early from prison under an amnesty, her lawyer says.

Rolf Harris is facing three further prosecutions for sexual assault including one against a girl "aged seven or eight", prosecutors say.

Turkish police use tear gas against thousands of anti-government protesters in Istanbul as Prime Minister Erdogan lashes out angrily at "plotters".

South Sudan's army is preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir tells parliament, amid escalating ethnic violence.

About two million Americans are having spending limits on their debit cards cut following a hack attack on US retailer Target.