2014-12-09 15:47:45
A US Senate report due to be released on Tuesday will claim that interrogation techniques used by the CIA went beyond what was authorised.
2014-12-09 01:34:44
Indian tribe members who challenge illegal logging along the Peru-Brazil border are at risk of being killed, tribal leaders have warned.
2014-12-09 01:23:27
Syrian refugees who fled fighting and the Islamic State have another battle on their hands after United Nations funds for their food aid dried up.
2014-12-09 00:05:11
It's fair to say the movie version of The Hobbit has taken some flak, especially from fans of the original book classic by JRR Tolkien.
2014-12-08 01:55:29
Pope Francis is pleading with the people of his native Argentinia to work together to preserve peace and democracy ahead of elections.
2014-12-08 01:19:52
Canadians have been warned to be on their guard after a video surfaced online in which Muslims were being urged to carry out lone wolf attacks in Canada.
2014-12-08 01:10:26
The US has not been put off the possibility of carrying out future rescue missions to free hostages despite several failed attempts in recent months.
2014-12-07 23:28:05
Protests continued in New York on Sunday over recent cases of police violence against African American men.
2014-12-07 23:20:39
Matthew and Grace Huang were at church on Sunday morning to celebrate their freedom after they were cleared of wrongdoing in connection with the death of their adopted daughter in Qatar.
2014-12-07 23:13:38
With a million people evacuated from their homes ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Hagupit, the Philippines is learning the lessons of years of powerful storms.
2014-12-07 02:11:33
US President Barack Obama has condemned the murder of a US hostage by al Qaeda, saying that the terrorist group will "feel the long arm of American justice".
2014-12-07 01:44:03
The funeral of Akai Gurley, a 28-year-old black man shot dead by a white police officer in Brooklyn last month, was held in New York today.
2014-12-07 01:26:39
Two former Vatican managers and a lawyer are being investigated over suspicions that they embezzled money from the sale of Vatican-owned property to their own bank accounts.
2014-12-06 17:24:16
UN says preparation for Typhoon Hagupit has included one of the world's biggest peacetime evacuations
2014-12-06 17:13:34
The US is putting pressure on Gambia over two missing US citizens and new legislation criminalising homosexuality, as well as possible human rights abuses against opponents of the government.
2014-12-06 16:59:00
Over a dozen members of an Iraqi tribe captured three days ago have been killed, apparently by shots to the head, and dumped in a well.
2014-12-06 01:56:02
The United States and partner nations have conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the US Central Command said on Friday.
2014-12-06 01:33:59
Prime Minister David Cameron asked his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Friday to ensure a British man jailed for blasphemy is treated fairly and that his history of mental health is taken into account.
2014-12-06 01:10:59
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are making a flyby visit to the US next week that will include a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.
2014-12-06 01:01:47
Up to seven people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in a town in northwestern Somalia, with the suspicion falling to militant Islamist group al Shabaab.
2014-10-17 18:10:08
ABUJA - It has been announced on Friday that Nigeria has agreed a ceasefire with Islamist militants Boko Haram and reached a deal for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the group six months ago.
2014-06-27 13:56:49
Gordon Stevenson and Peter Fraser have become the first same-sex couple to marry in Australia.
2014-06-27 13:21:26
As Human Rights Watch says it has located the site of a mass execution by ISIS militants, UNHCR is struggling to assist an influx of thousands of people from largely Christian communities in northern Iraq
2014-06-08 22:12:43
Pakistan's Karachi Jinnah International Airport is currently under siege by terrorists who are heavily armed and have killed at least five people.