Young suicide bomber claims four lives in Nigerian market
In recent months, Boko Haram has begun using teenage girls and young women for suicide bombings in marketplaces, bus stations and other busy areas
Libya parliament ‘suspends’ participation in peace talks
'The chamber of representatives today voted in favour of suspending its participation in the dialogue' - Libyan MP
ISIS guidebook: it’s OK to take non-Muslim women, children captive and sell them

Beating a female slave for discipline is OK, but never for pleasure or as a form of torture, pamphlets by the Islamic State read

Beating a female slave for discipline is OK, but never for...

Negotiators scramble to reach deal

UN climate talks in Lima stall as John Kerry warns it is time to stop playing the blame game

UN climate talks in Lima stall as John Kerry warns it is...

EU President warns UK over migration curbs

Jean-Claude Juncker warns United Kingdom not to portray all Eastern Europeans...

Jean-Claude Juncker warns United Kingdom not to portray all...

Hundreds missing in Indonesia landslide

At least 11 people have died and hundreds are missing after a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java

At least 11 people have died and hundreds are missing after...

Kerry aims to avert UN crisis on Middle East

US looking to avert year-end clash at the UN Security Council as it grapples...

US looking to avert year-end clash at the UN Security...

10,000 migrants arrive in Italy despite bad weather

9,923 migrants, the majority of whom were Syrian, arrived in Italy last...

9,923 migrants, the majority of whom were...

CIA chief defends interrogation techniques

CIA Director John Brennan defends the agency's post-9/11 interrogation...

CIA Director John Brennan defends the agency's...

Brazilian psychopath admits to 41 murders

Killer said murdering white women 'calmed him down'

Killer said murdering white women 'calmed him down'

Peruvian government to press charges over Greenpeace publicity stunt on historical site

The group apologized for the stunt, which has damaged the sensitive site

The group apologized for the stunt, which has damaged the...

British mother jailed for extremist posts on social media

A judge said the article was like "a manual in encouraging women to carry...

A judge said the article was like "a manual in...

US Navy unveil operational laser weapon

Laser Weapon System (LaWS) is capable of destroying targets on boats or aircraft with pin-point accuracy

Laser Weapon System (LaWS) is capable of destroying...

Global economic growth to improve slightly, continue 'at a moderate level' - UN

Report expected to show emploment growth below par as increases in GDP remain below potential in many parts of the world

Report expected to show emploment growth below par as...

Putin on lightning visit to India to strengthen nuclear, trade cooperation

Russia and India plan to double $10 billion trade turnover to $20 billion in 2015

Russia and India plan to double $10 billion trade turnover...

Palestinian president accuses Israel of killing minister

Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein died after an Israeli policemen grabbed his...

Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein died after an Israeli...

Police begin clearing barricades in Hong Kong after ten weeks of demonstrations

Protest leaders have said they don't intend to use violence to resist the clearance, but it remains unclear whether other factions in the decentralized...

Protest leaders have said they don't intend to use...

CIA torture report exposes grisly 'enhanced interrogation' techniques

The 500-page report reveals that the CIA kept details of its treatment of...

The 500-page report reveals that the CIA kept details...

Malta-based company locates Gaddafi’s $1 billion in South Africa

Investigators from Sam Serj ask South African president Jacob Zuma to set up...

Investigators from Sam Serj ask South African president...

Over 3,400 die trying to reach Europe, says UNHCR

UN says record numbers dying to reach Europe: at least 207,000 have made the...

UN says record numbers dying to reach Europe: at least...