Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will tomorrow embark on a six-day official visit to the UK and Switzerland during which he will also attend various deliberations at the World Economic Forum.

US Secretary of State John Kerry sets off on another tour around the world next week that will take him to Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

North Korea on Thursday protested its "unjustifiable" exclusion from the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, calling it a "sinister act" of compliance with Pyongyang's political enemies.