Khalifa Haftar sworn in as Libya army chief
UN-backed government's pick for top commander could complicate international efforts to end country's crisis.
Gendarme arrested in connection with Paris supermarket attacker
The young woman, identified only as "Emmanuelle", is accused of searching through computerised gendarmerie intelligence files after the attack to check how much...
Update 7 | Five passengers confirmed dead, rescue mission ongoing

One Greek passenger dies, two injured while hundreds of passengers are being...

One Greek passenger dies, two injured while hundreds of...

The Interview makes $15 million in online release

The Interview generated around $15 million in online sales and rentals during...

The Interview generated around $15 million in online sales...

Air strikes hit Libyan city of Misrata

Forces loyal to internationally recognised government in Tobruk carry out strikes on Fajr Libya armed group in the country's east

Forces loyal to internationally recognised government in...

Air strikes hit Misrata amid clashes at oil terminal

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government out...

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised...

Snow storm leaves four dead, thousands stranded in French Alps

Four dead, 15,000 stranded after heavy snowfall batter French Alps.  

Four dead, 15,000 stranded after heavy snowfall batter...

Updated | Search operation for missing Air Asia aircraft suspended

Air Asia flight carrying 162 people on board goes missing after losing contact...

Air Asia flight carrying 162 people on board goes missing...

Syria ‘ready’ to discuss Russia peace plan talks, opposition express caution

Syrian government official says Bashar al-Assad’s regime is willing to restart Russia peace talks with opposition.

Syrian government official says Bashar al-Assad’s...

The Year of Disruption

Islamic State, Ukraine, Russia revanchism, Boko Haram, Ebola, Iraq and Syria: why 2014's deadliness caught us off-guard

Islamic State, Ukraine, Russia revanchism, Boko Haram,...

Wanted al-Shabab militant 'surrenders'

Top al-Shabab militant Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, one of the US's most wanted men, gives himself up

Top al-Shabab militant Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, one of...

Five dead and over 100,000 displaced in Malaysia flooding

Malaysian Prime Minister cuts short his US vacation to deal with his...

Malaysian Prime Minister cuts short his US vacation to deal...

More prisoner swaps expected between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels

Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east are expected to exhange more...

Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east are expected to...

North Korea slams Obama over The Interview release

North Korea's National Defence Commission says that Obama "always goes...

North Korea's National Defence Commission says that...

Pakistani forces kill Taliban chief allegedly involved in school massacre

Pakistani forces say they have killed a talibani commander who allegedly facilitated the December 16 Peshawar school massacre

Pakistani forces say they have killed a talibani...

Ukraine peace talks cancelled

Talks to ending the conflict in Ukraine had been underway since Wednesay

Talks to ending the conflict in Ukraine had been...

Chinese police fire on Tibetan protestors

A Buddhist monk was shot in the arm after Chinese police opened fire against...

A Buddhist monk was shot in the arm after Chinese police...

Hong Kong cash grab leads to two arrests after 15 million dollars spill from security van

Three cash boxes fell out of a van in the city's Wan Chai district, with motorists and pedestrians scrambling to collect the banknotes

Three cash boxes fell out of a van in the city's Wan...

Commemorations held to mark 10th anniversary of Boxing Day tsunami

The tragedy, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, claimed an estimated...

The tragedy, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake,...

Dozens of Israeli officials arrested in corruption probe

24 current and former officials from Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu...

24 current and former officials from Avigdor...