Russian and Brazilian stock indices posted a 4.2% drop in 2014, while that of India and China surged by 40%.
Shadow education secretary Tristam Hunt says the number of teachers without formal training has increased by 16% in a year.
More than 400 passengers had to be rescued from the ship after it caught fire on Sunday.
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned player of the year at the 2014 Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, UAE.
Lakhvi had previously been granted bail by a Pakistan court
Some 17.3 million e-cigarettes were sold in 2014.
Arsenal are considering a move in signing St Etienne defender Loic Perrin in January.
Qualcomm teases new smartphone powered with Snapdragon 800 chipset for CES 2015 launch.
Arrow season 3 returns on 21 January, 2015.
Some members of Hasidic Haredi Judaism require gender separation in public settings.
Article predicts an economic meltdown centred around the collapse of the US dollar.
National Search and Rescue Agency reported spotting a 'shadow' on seabed 'in the form of a plane'
Singapore dollar is forming a big upward channel with resistance above 1.36.
The mid-season left us with a big question mark on Derek and Meredith future
Cyber-security researchers Norse claim Sony Pictures hack was work of disgruntled former employee, not North Korea
Scientists find female praying mantis trick males with sex before killing them.
LG G4 is rumoured for launch during Q2 2015.
Mark Carne has insisted he will take a payout of £135,000 as it is "only" 20% of his annual salary.
MS Dhoni has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Virat Kohl will take over in his absence.
British boxer Amir Khan has visited the scene of the Peshawar school massacre and paid his respects to the 142 people, including 132 children, who were killed in the Taliban attack.
China's 2014 GDP growth remains on track to miss Beijing's 7.5% target and mark the weakest expansion in 24 years.
Reinventing the Royals was scheduled to be shown on BBC Two on Sunday January 4.
Unwanted content bought from the European iTunes Store and App Store can now be returned for a full refund within 14 days
Franklin Mutual has a 7% stake in Canary Wharf Group, which is majority owned by Songbird Estates.
Indonesian search officials confirm that the detected 'red and white' objects are wreckage of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.
The memory leak in the system server reportedly happens when the screen is turned on/off.
House price inflation fell to 7.2% in December on an annual basis, down from 8.5% in November, according to Nationwide.
The woman left Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow just after 3am on Tuesday.
Episode 2 titled The Curling Iron will see Zoe Hart's pregnancy addressed
Analysts say Brent crude could drop to $55 a barrel early next year.