US President Barack Obama unveils proposals to strengthen cyber security laws following a spate of attacks against high-profile US targets.

Parliament in Haiti is dissolved after the failure of last-ditch negotiations over a new electoral law, leaving the president to rule by decree.

Huge crowds gather in the Sri Lankan capital for Pope Francis to celebrate a Mass at which he will canonise the nation's first saint.

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo publishes a new edition, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad on its cover, a week after the deadly attacks.

The US secretary of state is to meet his Iranian counterpart in Geneva in a bid to revive stalled talks over Iran's nuclear programme.

Australia is urged to compensate the victims of domestic terror attacks as it does those harmed abroad, after the Sydney cafe siege last month.

Japan's cabinet approves a record 4.98 trillion yen (£28bn, $42bn) budget for defence spending, amid a long-running maritime dispute with China.

Hong Kong's leader CY Leung says economic growth outweighs calls for greater democracy, in a parliamentary speech preceded by an MP protest.