Egypt introduces tough new punishments for sexual harassment in a effort to crack down on the worsening problem.

Scuffles have broken out between Palestinian civil servants in the Gaza Strip after those linked to Hamas found out they had not been paid.

One person is killed and three wounded in a shooting on the campus of Seattle Pacific University in the US state of Washington.

European Commission presidential hopeful Jean-Claude Juncker criticises the British press, saying their attention on him was a "desperate move".

Asian stocks rise after the European Central Bank imposes negative interest rates and other measures aimed at stimulating the economy.

China under-reports its defence spending by about 20%, the US says in an annual report likely to anger Beijing.

A UN report suggests both sides in the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) have committed war crimes, but says talk of ethnic cleansing is premature.

North Korea says it arrested an American tourist, reportedly for leaving a Bible at a hotel - the third US citizen to be held by Pyongyang.