The UN Security Council has condemned the killing of a French journalist in the Central African Republic and stated those responsible "shall be held accountable".
Afghan security forces killed over 100 Taliban militants in military operations over a 24-hour period that began on Tuesday, the country's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Germany's foreign minister flew to Ukraine on Tuesday to help start talks between the Ukrainian government and its foes following the declaration of independence by two eastern regions.
Dodging electrocution, drowning and even crocodiles, the Thai virtual hero of a new mobile game called Flood Fighter aims to educate children across Asia about the perils posed by Mother Nature.
Armies of Terminator-like warriors fan out across the battlefield, destroying everything in their path, as swarms of fellow robots rain fire from the skies.
France's administrative regions - Normandy, Alsace, Burgundy, etc - have long been part of the identity of citizens of this diverse country. Now, merging some of them is seen as a logical way to save money on bureaucracy, and the French support it - as long as it's someone else's turf.
Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday for taking bribes in a massive real estate deal, a crime the judge said was akin to treason.
Manned US aircraft were flying over Nigeria on Tuesday, searching for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists after Abuja dismissed a prisoner-swap offer from the militants.
Looking sad and frightened, dozens of barefoot girls sat huddled together wearing gray Muslim veils as they chanted Quranic verses in Arabic. Some Christians among them said they had converted to Islam. In the video released on Monday, the Boko Haram terrorists offered the first public glimpse of what it claimed were some of the nearly 300 girls kidnapped from a Nigerian school.
Fighting between South Sudanese rebels and government troops raged on Monday, just days after a fresh cease-fire deal, dashing hopes to a swift end to five months of civil war.
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