Italy beat Ireland for the first time in Six Nations history in what could be Brian O'Driscoll's final game for the Irish.

What killed expatriate businessman Perepilichny?

Record snow fall followed by a rise in temperatures has caused flooding in some parts of Moscow.

Tanks have been deployed to reach snowbound motorists in Hungary as cold weather causes transport chaos across eastern Europe.

Francis hints at more modest Papacy and Church reset

Eurozone finance ministers agree a 10bn-euro (£8.7bn) bailout package for Cyprus to save it from bankruptcy - bank savers will have to contribute.

Pope Francis says he wants a "poor Church for the poor" as he confirms he took his name from the 12th Century saint, Francis of Assisi.

Pope Francis has called for a "poor Church, for the poor" in an address to journalists at the Vatican.

A publisher in Germany is to remove the offensive 'n-word' from one of its children's books, following a complaint from a parent.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel scraps the final phase of its European missile defence shield, citing development problems and funding cuts.

The artistic director of Moscow's Bolshoi ballet, who was nearly blinded in an acid attack, has been speaking at the medical clinic in Germany where he is being treated.

Airports across India are ordered to stop Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini if he tries to leave the country, a home ministry official tells the BBC.

The artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet may recover enough of his sight to work again, doctors treating him at a German hospital say.

France's president defends his plan to supply arms to Syria's rebels, as activists mark two years since the start of the anti-government uprising.

Tanks are deployed to reach snowbound motorists in Hungary as cold weather causes transport chaos across eastern Europe.

EU nations are unable to reach agreement on European Commission proposals to ban the use of three pesticides that have been linked to the decline of bees.

The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis failed to speak out against human rights abuses during military rule in his native Argentina.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson defends the City of London and bankers during a visit to Paris.

The new Italian parliament meets for the first time since inconclusive elections, but cannot agree on a government or even who should be speaker.

Pope Francis urges world’s Church leaders to "bring evangelisation to the ends of the earth", two days after his election.