Hundreds of goods lorries are stuck on roads in Russia and Ukraine because of tit-for-tat economic blockades.

Up to 50 people are killed in air strikes on schools and hospitals in northern Syria, the UN says, calling the attacks a "blatant" violation of international law.

UK banking giant HSBC decides to keep its headquarters in London, following a review into whether to move elsewhere.

Pope Francis delivers a denunciation of the drugs trade before 300,000 people attending an open-air mass in Mexico City.

Japan's economy contracts in the three months to December by 0.4% quarter on quarter, compounding the government's economic woes.

A flight heading to New York returns to London Heathrow Airport after a "laser beam incident", Virgin Atlantic says.

Syria condemns Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria which it has described as a violation of its sovereignty.

South Korea claims the North used 70% of wages meant for workers in a jointly-run industrial complex for its weapons programmes.