A strong earthquake strikes off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east, but an initial tsunami warning issued by the authorities is lifted.

Heathrow Airport's runways were closed after a plane made an emergency landing.

The government defends security services against criticism they missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in London.

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Germany's economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment.

Shares in Japan have closed 0.89% higher, one day after Thursday's global sell-off in shares.

Stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia, to be held on Friday, is cancelled because of heavy snow.

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Three soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected militants in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.

Manchester United has struck a new loan deal to cut the amount of interest it pays on its huge debts.

Officers in Londonderry admit the Radio 1 event is their biggest police operation this year and they will "curb any anti-social behaviour".

Riots highlight Sweden's inequalities

A North Korean envoy visiting China says Pyongyang is ready to open up "dialogue with all the relevant parties", Chinese state media report.

President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.

Three people have been rescued after part of a road bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.

The Church of Scotland's General Assembly approves a call to crown monarchs in both England and Scotland, should Scotland becomes independent.

Fresh tussle over legacy of Guatemala's civil war

The former military leader of Guatemala, Efrain Rios Montt, scored a victory this week in the long-running genocide case against him.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.

Rioters have set alight two schools and a police station in the suburbs of Stockholm, as violence flared for the fifth night in a row.