Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews hold a protest in Jerusalem against plans to conscript them into the Israeli Army.

Two members of Libya's parliament were shot and wounded when protesters stormed the General National Congress in the capital, Tripoli.

Demonstrators take to the streets of Caracas, ignoring President Maduro's pleas for Venezuelans to stop protests during carnival.

The Chinese currency is experiencing its biggest decline since 2005, breaking a long-term rising trend.

North Korea has test-fired two more short-range missiles, officials in the South say, amid ongoing annual South Korea-US military drills.

More than 200 migrants break through a Moroccan border fence into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, one of the biggest incursions in recent years.

China holds a vigil for 29 killed in a knife attack in Kunming, as witnesses describe horrific scenes and the authorities vow to catch perpetrators.

A celebrity-filled selfie from the Oscars has become the most retweeted image in Twitter's history.