The Japanese and South Korean leaders hold their first official meeting following a rift over Japan's stance on its wartime aggression in Asia.

Facebook announces it will buy Oculus VR, a Californian company specialising in virtual reality products, for around $2bn (£1.2bn).

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government.

The games developer behind Candy Crush Saga, King, is valued at over $7bn (£4.2bn) after it raises $500m via a share sale in New York.

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumes after weather conditions in the southern Indian Ocean improve.

North Korea test-fires what appear to be two mid-range ballistic missiles hours after the US, South Korea and Japan meet to discuss the country.

Officials in the US state of Washington say they have recovered 16 bodies from Saturday's massive mudslide and believe they have found eight more.

The government of Barbados announces plans to end its mandatory use of the death sentence for convicted murderers.