Hundreds of people gathered in central London on Saturday, calling for action to protect the people of Sinjar from attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, formerly known as Isis.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson: "He never intended for any of this to happen. It's devastating"
Governor Nixon has imposed a curfew following a week of violent clashes between police and protesters.
A New York woman has spent nearly £2,000 to make her hands 'selfie worthy.'
The men were abducted and killed after they refused to convert to Islam following five days of lectures by IS.
Manchester United's Ashley Young got a taste of bird poo on the opening day of the Premier League.
New York State sheriff said Stephen Howellls Jr and Nicole Vaisey may have been planning to kidnap other children.
Trevor Burgess says he hopes he can be a role model to other gay people in the US financial sector
Manchester police are questioning a 55-year-old woman on suspicion of killing three-week-old baby
Kenneth Douglas of Hamilton County, Ohio, was convicted of sexually abusing murder victims' corpses.
Gambling addict Noora Abdullah Mahawish Al-Daher ordered to pay £1m plus interest after failing to settle casino debts.
Aid workers in Western Afghanistan acting on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross abducted in the Herat province.
Essex Police launches homicide investigation after man dies following discovery of 35 people in Tilbury Docks shipping container.
German news magazine Der Spiegel claims intelligence officers tapped John Kerry and Hillary Clinton's phones.
Singer likely to be denied entry while child abuse allegations are investigated.
Tweet seems to show logo of Islamist group on screen of smartphone held up near White House.
US politicians criticise Ferguson police's heavy-handed military response during protests after shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown.
Geopolitical tensions and US Fed conference to influence bullion prices.
Man dies after 35 adults and children discovered in shipping container that sailed to the UK from Belgium.
Radical Red Mosque spiritual leader Abdul Maulana Aziz declares support for Isis and forges links with Chinese Muslims.
Kurt Meier dies mid-game, and another unnamed player is found dead in hotel room on final day of Chess Olympiad tournament.
South Korean martyrs beatified during large open-air ceremony in Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul.
Donetsk residents suspect white phosphorous shelling, strictly prohibited by the UN.
Protesters rally against US military base, Camp Schwab, in Japan's southern Okinawa Island.
Minnesota musician played a violin as surgeons implanted a tiny electrode in his brain.
Health authorities said the female detainee, held at an immigration centre, had recently arrived from Sierra Leone.
NHS Wales to fund cannabis-based spray Sativex for sufferers of multiple sclerosis.
The only surviving community of Aramaic speakers has been driven from its homeland.
Renuka Kiran Shinde and Seema Mohan Gavit were sentenced to death in 2001 for kidnapping 13 children and murdering nine of them
Students do not receive enough government support, says the Money Charity