Anita Lasker Wallfisch, a surviving member of the Women's Orchestra in Auschwitz, tells Newsnight that playing the cello saved her life.

Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is to call Ratko Mladic to give evidence in his defence at his war crimes trial in The Hague.

Ahead of President Obama's State of the Union address, the BBC's Katty Kay asks Washington insiders what he can achieve in 2014.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of assassinated ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, calls for Pakistan military action against militant groups.

Egypt's former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi arrives at a Cairo court to go on trial over his escape from prison in 2011, state media say.

Human rights groups criticise police in the Philippines for the alleged use of a 'torture wheel' at a detention facility.

An event in north-west Pakistan to launch activist Malala Yousafzai's memoir was cancelled after pressure from local officials, organisers say.

Exposure to a once widely used pesticide, DDT, may increase the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease, suggest US researchers.