The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the UK economy will grow by 2.9% in 2014, while global growth will be 3.6%.

The opposition in Venezuela says it will enter into talks with the government under certain conditions - which would include a live TV broadcast.

A tiny porcelain cup, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, fetches $36m (£21m) at an auction in Hong Kong, setting a new record.

The US voices "great concern" about tension in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russia demonstrators seized government buildings in three cities.

A couple in New Zealand hope to claim back an engagement ring lost in the sea six years ago.

Six of the biggest movie studios sue file-sharing site Megaupload and its key operators, including founder Kim Dotcom.

Gazprom says it has not received any payment from Ukraine despite a midnight deadline to start reducing Kiev's gas debts to Moscow.

Spiders crawling into the fuel tanks of Mazda cars have forced the company to issue a voluntary recall notice to apply a software fix.