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A fishing boat capsizes off New Zealand's southern coast and rescue operations are still ongoing for the missing passengers, local media report.

Papers find fun to be had with police fitness test

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban launches a scathing attack on the European Union, accusing it of treating the country as a colony.

Belgium holds a day of mourning to remember the victims of the coach crash in a Swiss tunnel in which 22 schoolchildren and six adults died.

Authorities in Thailand say that in the last six months they have rescued 2,000 dogs destined for the dinner tables of south east Asia.

The UK criticises Argentina's threats of court action over Falkland Islands oil exploration, calling its behaviour "illegal intimidation".

North Korea says it will launch a satellite on a rocket in April, a move condemned by South Korea and Japan as violation of UN resolutions.

Non-internet users may be denied information about candidates seeking election as police commissioners, warns the Electoral Commission.

Ed Miliband pledges to "conquer" youth unemployment as he said Labour would guarantee six months' work for 18-24 year olds, if they won power.

Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher sets the pace in a damp second practice at the Australian GP after McLaren topped the first.

Workers who make iPad parts in one factory in China say that low wages mean they have little choice but to work excessively long hours.

Figures revealing parking fee increases at more than a quarter of hospital trusts in England reveal a "tax on the sick", says a patients' group.

Video games get the gallery treatment

Protesters clash with riot police in Chile's capital, Santiago, as students resume demonstrations to demand radical educational reform.

Why you should keep an eye on what you eat.

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

On the first anniversary of Syria's uprising against Bashar al-Assad's regime, the UN announces it will send a humanitarian mission this weekend.

The US agriculture department relaxes its rules on beef products for school meals, allowing schools to avoid lean mince commonly called "pink slime".

Why a growing number of Irish-Americans are learning Irish

UK burns unit sees big improvements in survival rates