At least eight die in flooding caused by heavy rain in the Caribbean islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines, with five deaths reported in St Lucia.

More than 500,000 homes in the north-eastern US and the south-eastern Canada are still without electricity after last weekend's severe ice storm.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his visit to a controversial WW2 shrine is an anti-war pledge, but China is quick to react angrily.

Schaft, a Japanese robot owned by Google, beat 15 rivals to score more points across a series of rescue-themed challenges set by the Pentagon.

Tens of thousands of troops are being deployed across Bangladesh to try to prevent potential political violence ahead of next month's elections.

Thai police in the capital Bangkok fire teargas at demonstrators trying to prevent political parties from registering for February's snap elections.

Five people have been injured in a bomb blast on a bus in the Nasr City area of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt's health ministry says.

The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia hold talks with South Sudan's president in an attempt to halt violence that has claimed thousands of lives.