Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer dies aged 91
A veteran actor with a seven-decade cinema career, Plummer won an Oscar in 2011 for best supporting actor in the film 'Beginners'
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective against COVID-19
The vaccine was met with controversy after Russia began roll-out prior to the publication of final trial data
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...

Al-Shabab attack African Union base in Somalia

Somalian armed group says they were targetting a Christmas party at the African...

Somalian armed group says they were targetting a Christmas...

Sony releases ‘The Interview’ online for US consumers

Sony releases controversial comedy on Youtube for United States consumers, a...

Sony releases controversial comedy on Youtube for United...

US says Jordanian plane not shot down by Islamic State militants

A Jordanian plane that crashed in Syria was not shot down by Islamic State...

A Jordanian plane that crashed in Syria was not shot down...

Tribal guerrillas kill dozens in India’s Assam state

At least 50 people have died in what police suspect to be an attack by tribal...

At least 50 people have died in what police suspect to be...

Australian police arrest two suspected terrorists

Police say that one man has been charged with the possession of documents that...

Police say that one man has been charged with the...

Elder former President Bush hospitalized

The elder George Bush was admitted to hospital after experiencing shortness of breath

The elder George Bush was admitted to hospital after...

ISIS’s sex slaves pushed to suicide

Amnesty International says girls from Iraq's Yazidi minority have had their lives shattered by ISIS sexual violence.

Amnesty International says girls from Iraq's Yazidi...

North Korea partially back online after internet outage

Some internet services have been restored in North Korea following a severe...

Some internet services have been restored in North Korea...

Man drives van into Nantes Christmas market, injures ten

A source close to the investigation said that, after slamming into the...

A source close to the investigation said that, after...

Secret CIA manual shows spies how to survive EU airport screening

Secret document published by Wikileaks gives examples of security measures...

Secret document published by Wikileaks gives examples of...