The cover of the latest edition of Charlie Hebdo magazine features an illustration of the Prophet Muhammad, below the words "all is forgiven".

Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka for the start of a six-day Asian visit which is expected draw huge crowds of Catholics and supporters.

This week's edition of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo will show a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a "Je suis Charlie" sign.

Divers have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from AirAsia flight QZ8501, say officials, the next step in determining why it crashed.

At least 14 people die after consuming toxic alcohol in India's Uttar Pradesh state, police say.

China's December trade figures have beaten expectations with exports up 9.9% and imports down 2.3% from a year earlier.

A court in Egypt overturns former President Hosni Mubarak's embezzlement conviction and orders a retrial, paving the way for his release.

There is outrage in India after a minister in Goa says the state government is planning to set up centres to "cure" homosexuals and make them "normal".