The fate of 10 death row prisoners saved from the firing squad in Indonesia remains unclear.

The Tongan church in Mangere where Jonah Lomu lived as a child will hold a public service to remember him.

US President Barack Obama has revealed his experiences of racism as protesters condemn the killings of unarmed black men by police.

The warning came as the Russian foreign ministry said relations with the US were the "most difficult period since the Cold War."

He was, in many ways, a perfect spy - a man so important to Cuba's intelligence apparatus that the information he gave to the CIA paid dividends long after Cuban authorities arrested him and threw him in prison for nearly two decades.

A Philippine town mayor says more than 30 police commandos have been killed in a clash with Muslim rebels while hunting a top terror suspect in the south.

When the PM said he was prepared to wait for the right trade deal with Britain rather than a rushed one, he wasn’t bluffing. 

Russian state television is back on a war footing as a prime-time news program warns that the US wants to provoke a conflict.

Here are some floods you might have missed this year:

When the country's drug crackdown hit his supply and he found himself smoking what turned out to be candy, addict Ramson Donado decided to surrender.

The Church of England appointed its first ever female bishop on Wednesday, overturning centuries of tradition in a Church that has been deeply divided over the issue.

North Korean despot Kim Jong-un has been invited to next year visit Moscow on the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

A Boko Haram video shows gunmen shooting civilians lying face down, and a leader saying they are being killed because they are "infidels" or non-believers.

President Barack Obama has vowed to intensify the campaign against terrorists in East Africa.

The release of a report on the CIA's mistreatment of terror suspects may spark a spate of court cases in several countries.

All Blacks five-eighth Dan Carter has signed a three-year deal to play in France after next year's Rugby World Cup.

Fighters from Somalia's al-Shabab group rammed a car bomb into the gate of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and then stormed inside the building.

Los Angeles Times

A diabetic passenger complained that she needed to eat, so they pulled the car over, a tour guide says. A helicopter that was supposed to be guarding them then opened fire, killing a dozen people.

At least 2000 army personnel were stationed at strategic points in Kuala Lumpur and another 2500 were on standby.