The alleged planner of the deadly massacre at a school in Pakistan last week has been killed in a gun battle.

MOGADISHU: Eight Islamist gunmen infiltrated the main African Union (AU) base in Mogadishu on Thursday and killed three peacekeepers and a civilian contractor, the AU mission in Somalia said.

Queen Elizabeth used her traditional Christmas broadcast to praise medical workers fighting Ebola in Africa.

Hong Kong crash sparks money grab

Friday, 26 December 2014 00:00 Written by

Hong Kong police have appealed to the public to return millions of dollars taken after a van transporting HK$525m ($68m; £44m) crashed on a major road.

Islamic State fighters took a Jordanian pilot prisoner after his warplane came down in northeast Syria on Wednesday, the first captive taken from the US-led coalition battling the jihadi group.

US: Cop kills 'armed' black teen near Ferguson

Thursday, 25 December 2014 00:00 Written by

The mayor of a St. Louis suburb urged calm Wednesday after a white police officer killed a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun at him, reigniting tensions that have lingered since the death of Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson.

AUSTRALIA’S terror alert level remains unchanged despite warnings of increased “chatter” and the arrests of two young terrorism suspects in Sydney.

WASHINGTON: The elder President George Bush was taken to a Houston hospital Tuesday night after experiencing shortness of breath, a family spokesman said.

A former French airline CEO claims Malaysia flight MH370 was shot down by U.S. military forces after it strayed near the U.S. base in Diego Garcia.

Abuja/Maiduguri: Two bomb attacks at a bus station and a market in north Nigeria on Monday killed at least 27 people and wounded around 60, officials said.