Assad urged to commit to peace
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to make "a commitment to find peace in his country," ahead of a meeting of the Friends of Syria group in Amman.
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to make "a commitment to find peace in his country," ahead of a meeting of the Friends of Syria group in Amman.
An FBI agent fatally shot a man in while he was being questioned in connection with the Boston bombings.
Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe ahead of his funeral.
A UK man who killed two policewomen also admitted to committing two more murders.
A jailed member of the Pussy Riot radical rock group announced she was going on hunger strike.
President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law, clearing the path for elections.
The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a boy in a wheelchair.
Families have returned to a blasted moonscape that had been an American suburb...
A US court ruled that the government is not required to release "death" photos of Osama Bin Laden.
A blast has ripped through an explosives plant in China, leaving 13 people dead and 20 missing.
North Korea has sent a top military official to China as a special envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un.
Malawi's presidential jet has been auctioned off as the cash-strapped state seeks to raise funds.Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe ahead of his funeral.
Opposition parties placed the blame for "Guptagate" on President Zuma in a parliamentary debate.
The DA Youth will protest against the reported racial exclusion policies of the Kleinfontien settlement.
Opposition parties demanded strong action from government after the deaths of initiates across SA.
Information on crime supplied by whistle-blowers was taken when the SAPS website was hacked.
The specialised police units at Marikana were ready to kill striking miners, the Farlam Commission heard.
An Irish naturist was ticked off after his stroll in the hills of Provence in France upset some nuns.
The new headquarters of a Chinese newspaper bears an unfortunate resemblance to a giant penis.
Botswana's President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah.
A Guinness World Record holder died while trying to zip-line while hanging from his hair.
