World leaders pledged over $10 billion to help conflict-hit Syrians at a London conference overshadowed by the breakdown of peace talks in Geneva.
The European Union, Germany, Britain and the United States were among the biggest donors to provide food, education and job opportunities for Syrians in their homeland and neighbouring countries where they have fled.
The $10 billion was split between just over half the amount which will be given out this year and the rest which was committed for 2017-20.
Around 4.6 million Syrians have fled to nearby countries -- Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt -- while hundreds of thousands have gone to Europe.
Morocco’s king switched on the first phase of a concentrated solar power plant that will become the world’s largest when completed.
The power station on the edge of the Saharan desert will be the size of the country’s capital city by the time it is finished in 2018, and provide electricity for 1.1 million people.
Noor 1, the first section at the town of Ouarzazate, provides 160 megawatts (MW) of the ultimate 580MW capacity, helping Morocco to save hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions per year.
The North African country plans to generate 42% of its energy from renewables by 2020.
Nasa's Jupiter-bound solar-powered Juno spacecraft has successfully executed a manoeuvre to adjust its flight path, setting the stage for its rendezvous with the solar system's largest planet.
Juno was launched in 2011, and will arrive at Jupiter in July this year to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit.
The spacecraft will orbit the Jovian world 33 times, skimming to within 5,000 km above the planet's cloud tops every 14 days.
The International Fleet Review (IFR), being hosted by the Indian Navy and the Government of India, officially kicked off at Visakhapatnam.
The ocean along the country's eastern coast was buzzing with activity as ships lined up and friendly naval contingents from around the world arrived for the country's second International Fleet Review.
With the theme "United through Oceans", the IFR will see participation of around 50 Navies.
Some of the participating navies are: the United States of America, China, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Canada, Russia, South Africa, Japan, South Korea, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.
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