Turkish police raid the offices of Zaman newspaper, firing tear gas on protesters, hours after the paper was put under state control by a court.

US Republican politician Ben Carson officially ends his campaign for his party's nomination for this year's presidential election.

Spain's Socialist leader fails for the second time in a week to form a coalition government after his proposal is defeated by parliament.

China's National People's Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5%-7%, according to the text of Premier Li Keqiang 's speech.

SpaceX has at last managed to launch its latest mission - for Luxembourg satellite operator SES - after a series of frustrating delays.

US novelist Pat Conroy - whose best-selling novels include "Prince of Tides" and "Water is Wide"- dies aged 70.

At least 58 people are injured as the engine of a water taxi explodes in the Thai capital Bangkok.

Europe's most senior official for migration tells the BBC that Greece is "overwhelmed" by new arrivals and that the whole world must react.