Japan came out of a recession in the fourth quarter of last year, but the world's third largest economy grew at a slower than expected pace.

The UN Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution demanding Shia Houthi rebels give up their control of Yemen's government.

European finance ministers will meet in Brussels later amid increasing scepticism that a deal over Greece's debt problems can be reached.

The United States north-east is reeling from the latest in a series of disruptive blizzards, with temperatures up to 17C below normal.

Many schools in Liberia reopen six months after they were closed to try to curb the spread of the world's deadliest Ebola outbreak.

Egypt calls for international military intervention in Libya, as it strikes Islamic State targets on its troubled neighbour's territory.

Two West Virginia towns have been evacuated after a freight train carrying crude oil derailed and burst into flames.

Scientists are monitoring snail habitats from space in a bid to combat the spread of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis in Africa.