France confirms a deal to sell 24 Rafale combat jets and other military equipment to Egypt in a deal worth 5bn euros.

There is hope for Greek debt deal with the Eurozone by next Monday despite the lack of a deal at Thursday's talks, Greece's finance minister says.

The world's second biggest miner, Rio Tinto, announces a $2bn share buyback despite profits being hit by falling commodity prices.

Sweden's central bank cuts its key interest rate from 0% to a record low of -0.1% and starts a programme of quantitative easing.

Apple outlaws the practice of bonded labour, where new recruits are charged a fee before they start working.

Electric car maker Tesla reports a fourth-quarter loss of $108m (£71m), compared to a loss of just $16m during the same period a year ago, as investments ramp up and China sales disappoint.

The long-running takeover battle for the French holiday company, Club Med, has finally come to an end with Chinese conglomerate Fosun taking control.

Shares in China's biggest online search engine, Baidu, fall nearly 10% after disappointing results as users switch to mobiles.