The Venezuelan authorities prevent the former presidents of Chile and Colombia from visiting jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.

A person's ability to taste umami in food is closely linked to their overall health, particularly in older people, Japanese researchers suggest.

Top Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen is due to appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to face war crimes charges.

Anti-austerity Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras vows to end Greece's "five years of humiliation and pain" after winning the general election.

Joe Franklin, who was a New York TV host for 43 years and is credited by some as having invented the talk show format, dies at the age of 88.

President Barack Obama begins the second day of his visit to India by becoming the first US head of state to attend the Republic Day parade.

A "potentially historic blizzard" could dump up to 90cm (3ft) of snow on the US north-east coast, including New York, meteorologists warn.

A hacker group attacks the official website of Malaysia Airlines, but the company says bookings and user data are not compromised.