Poll suggests Conservative Party would get a 10% boost in polls if Boris Johnson stands as MP in 2015 general election.
Governments agree deal for Russian nuclear corporation to build Jordan's first nuclear power plant.
Aid workers in Western Afghanistan acting on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross abducted in the Herat province.
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.
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters demand Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation.
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.
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.
Islamic State Sunni insurgents massacre 80 Yazidi men near Sinjar Mountain after deadline to convert Islam expires.
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.
Khan dodges bullets and arrives in the capital city of Pakistan as the Azadi march rages on.
Protesters rally against US military base, Camp Schwab, in Japan's southern Okinawa Island.
Health authorities said the female detainee, held at an immigration centre, had recently arrived from Sierra Leone.
The 91-year-old hands back Righteous Among the Nations medal following Israeli bombing.
The only surviving community of Aramaic speakers has been driven from its homeland.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirms artillery eliminated Russian vehicles.
Project links Tibetan capital Lhasa and Buddhist spiritual site of Shigatse
Officials reportedly stopped four couples taking surrogate babies out of the country on Thursday
As the Panama Canal celebrates its 100th birthday, plans are shaping up for a rival in Nicaragua.
Businessman and Eurosceptic politician Philippe de Villiers signs a deal with Vladimir Putin to build tourist attractions
Following Campos' death on Wednesday the world waits for Silva's decision
Israel blacklists human rights group as citizen alternative to military service.
Police have named the Ferguson police officer responsible for shooting and killing 18-year-old Michael Brown
Simon Clegg, who brought Olympics to London in 2012, organising Azerbaijan's Baku 2015 event.
Recap Tayyip Erdogan expected to choose a party loyalist as the country's prime minister this month.
World's most-wanted woman said to have changed appearance to escape capture in Kenya.
