Sex abuse commission calls for action on bishop accountability
Catholic Church clerical sex abuse commission wants to ensure bishops are held accountable for cover-ups
Ukraine: Pro-Russian rebels fire Grad rocket launchers from Vuhlehirsk, destroying buildings
Video purports to show rebel forces firing Grad multiple rocket launchers.
Arsenal: Arsene Wenger not focusing on 'memories' as he puts Tottenham defeat in the past
Wenger is concentrating on the Leicester City match after the Gunners were defeated by their north London rivals.
Fukushima: Contaminated water leakage still a 'challenging issue'
Tepco has said it will not meet a deadline to decontaminate water containing radioactive substances by the end of March.
Baftas 2015: Boyhood scoops best film while Richard Linklater wins director award
Coming-of-age drama Boyhood scooped three prizes including best film and director at Britain's biggest film awards.
Jose Mourinho downplays Chelsea's seven-point lead
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has downplayed the team's seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League after the Blues beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park.
Manuel Pellegrini: Stevan Jovetic not on exit route
Manchester City boss, Manuel Pellegrini has denied that Stevan Jovetic is on his way out of the team after being omitted from the Champions League squad.
Teenagers urge Britons to register to vote in May general election
London teenagers rally in push to encourage voter registration ahead of Britain's general elections in May.
American Sniper murder trial: Jury selection in Texas begins for case into Chris Kyle killing
About 800 residents of rural Erath County have been called as potential jurors.
International Berlin Film Festival: 65th annual showcase lauds political roots
World premiere of North Pole adventure movie Nobody Wants the Night kicked off the 65th Berlin International Film Festival
Arsene Wenger: Jack Wilshere is 'not a smoker'
Wenger has said he's spoken with Wilshere regarding a photograph that surfaced of the midfielder holding a shisha pipe.
Paedophile-like gamblers will not corrupt Cricket World Cup
Cricket anti-corruption chief Ronnie Flanagan is confident the upcoming World Cup will be clean.
Shocking footage shows young boy and uncle sucked in to a storm drain
A shocking video emerged out of Brazil Thursday (February 5) that showed a 9-year-old boy and his uncle being pulled under water and sucked into a flooded storm drain they were trying to clear of debris.
US health insurer Anthem hit by massive cyberattack: 80 million customers' private data exposed
Hackers have stolen personal information from US health insurer Anthem, breaching a system containing data on 80 million people
Obama calls Dalai Lama a friend and inspiration
US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama exchanged greetings but did not meet directly at a religious event in Washington closely watched by Beijing, which has warned against any meetings with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.
Miss World climbs 30m racing boat mast
Miss World Rolene Strauss is used to being the focus of the photographer's lens but on Thursday she turned the camera on herself to capture the most amazing 'selfie' up the 100ft (30.3 metres) mast of a Volvo Ocean Race boat.
Mauricio Pochettino 'happy' to keep Emmanuel Adebayor at Tottenham
Tottenham boss, Mauricio Pochettino says he's "happy" to keep strike Emmanuel Adebayor at the club, despite being heavily linked with the deadline day transfer.
Greek banks in focus after ECB stops accepting its bonds
Greece's economy remained heavily in focus on Thursday (February 5) after the country's finance ministry said its banking system was protected through its access to emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) available from the domestic central bank, after the European Central Bank (ECB) said it would stop accepting Greek bonds in exchange for funding.
Roberto Martinez: Aaron Lennon happy despite glum photos
Everton boss, Roberto Martinez confirmed that Aaron Lennon is in fact happy with his new club, despite pictures suggesting otherwise.
Eurozone growth prospects brighten slightly
The eurozone's economic prospects are brighter now than they were three months ago thanks to cheaper oil, a weaker euro and the European Central Bank's quantitative easing, the European Commission said on Thursday (February 5).
Star Wars and Frozen characters featured in Sapporo Snow Festival
Darth Vader and his loyal Storm Troopers took centre stage in Hokkaido's annual festival of snow and ice sculptures on Thursday (February 5).
Bruce Jenner has told the Kardashians he is transgender
Olympic gold medallist Bruce Jenner has told family members, including reality TV personalities the Kardashians, that he is becoming a woman and they have pledged their support, People magazine reported on Wednesday (February 04).
Freed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste reveals prison survival techniques
Peter Greste, the Al Jazeera journalist freed after more than a year in an Egyptian prison, on Thursday (February 5) spoke about his experience behind bars.
Andre Schurrle says has no regrets about leaving Chelsea
VfL Wolfsburg's new signing Andre Schurrle said on Wednesday (February 4) that he always knew that his move to Wolfsburg would happen.
Petrobras CEO Foster and five other top executives resign
The chief executive and other senior management at Brazil's Petrobras resigned on Wednesday (February 4) amid a festering corruption scandal, sending shares higher as the government scrambled to find replacements capable of restoring investor confidence in the state-run oil company.
Greece: Yanis Varoufakis says ECB talks 'fruitful'
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he had a fruitful discussion with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Wednesday (February 4) and delivered the message that there cannot be business as usual in Greece.
Turkish banking regulator seizes control of Bank Asya
Turkish banking regulators on Tuesday (February 3) seized control of Islamic lender Bank Asya, citing insufficient transparency to allow for proper regulation, after the bank suffered losses from the fallout of a political power struggle.
General Election 2015: Labour is UKIP's top 'adversary', says Farage
Labour leader Ed Miliband is the top target of the UK Independence Party in this year's British general election because of his refusal to back a referendum on leaving the European Union, UKIP leader Nigel Farage said on Tuesday (February 3).
Lindsay Lohan sues Fox News for defamation
Lindsay Lohan and her mother, Dina Lohan, are suing Fox News. The channel's TV host Sean Hannity and commentator Michelle Fields are sued by Lohan and her mother over a comment, which they made about a year ago.
Richard Money: Cambridge hit Las Vegas jackpot with FA Cup draw
Cambridge United boss, Richard Money has likened The Us draw with Manchester United in the FA Cup to hitting the Las Vegas jackpot.