UN human rights office says conflict in deadliest period since September ceasefire.
San Francisco police in heavy-handed response to wheelchair user
Meyler tells us how she helped fight Ebola in Liberia's capital Monrovia and became a Time Person of the Year.
Two Rwandan policemen jailed for 20 years for killing anti-corruption activist near DR Congo border
Yadegar Asisi's circular image 100m wide and 30m high of Dresden after the Allied air raids
Archaeologists have discovered Roman numerals engraved on the arches in the Colosseum.
How much did people who lived near Auschwitz know of what was going on?
Clarence House confirms royal visit to Riyadh after death of personal friend.
Saudi Arabia has one of the worst human rights records in the world.
National security advisor says Nigeria and neighbours best placed to defeat Boko Haram
New monarch in oil-rich Gulf kingdom was Royal family mediator and governor of Riyadh in its rise from desert town to dazzling metropolis.
Latvian foreign minister Edgards Rinkevics says EU could impose new sanctions if violence continues.
Barrett Brown's five year sentence sets a worrying precedent for activists and journalists seeking to uncover injustice.
Japanese netizens engage in online Photoshop competition featuring Jihadi John and the two captives.
Brent crude, the European benchmark, traded at about $110 a barrel a year ago.
Osiris Aristy accused of making 'terrorist threat' via emojis on his Facebook page.
Kosher store killer put to rest in Thiais cemetery south of French capital.
Researchers say cultural baggage could impact performance in flying aeroplanes and climbing mountains.
Russia previously cut off gas supplies to Ukraine amid rising political tensions between neighbours.
Successful applicants must submit to Stalinist regime's ban on 'wandering freely'.
President of Iraqi Kurdistan complains as Kurdish representatives left out from meeting
Attacks against Muslims soar after radical Islamists attack magazine offices and kosher grocery.
Blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for advocating free speech.
Israeli prime minster invited to address lawmakers in Washington unbeknown to US president
South Korea suspended most commercial and political ties in 2010 over deadly attack on navy ship.
India's capital will turn into a virtual fortress for US President Barack Obama's visit.
The incident took place at Nanchang Zoo in East China's Jiangxi Province
Legally blind Kathy Beitz allowed to see her newborn son with eSight glasses.
Ban Ki-moon, Francois Hollande, Stephen Harper and Narendra Modi also mourn royal's death.
Republicans pass law tightening restrictions on abortions as pro-life activists march outside.