Insurgents shoot down fighter jet

A Ukrainian fighter jet was shot down by insurgents in the country's restive east on Sunday, a military spokesman said.

Germany eavesdrops on Kerry, Clinton, report says

Germany's foreign intelligence agency eavesdropped on calls made by US Secretary of State John Kerry and his predecessor, Hillary Rodham Clinton, German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.

Cameron: UK must use 'military prowess' to help stop Islamic State

Britain should use its military prowess to tackle Islamic State militants in Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday, adding that they had to be stopped from creating "a terrorist state on the shores of the Mediterranean".

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Health workers make ultimate sacrifice to battle Ebola

Placed in a disinfected coffin and driven alongside two bagged bodies on a flatbed truck, Modupeh Cole was buried without ceremony, tribute or tears, far away from his loved ones.

Outbreak 'vastly' underestimated

The World Health Organization said the magnitude of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been "vastly" underestimated and extraordinary measures are needed to contain the disease.

Robin Williams had Parkinson's disease, wife says

Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease at the time of his death, his wife said on Thursday.

Rare crocodiles survive in Philippine 'Noah's Ark'

A chorus of chirps filled the room as one of the Philippines' top crocodile breeders checked on his wards in an overcrowded "Noah's Ark" for one of the world's most endangered animals.

Childhood growth hormone linked to stroke risk

Children who receive growth hormone to treat short stature or hormone deficiency may be at an increased risk of strokes caused by burst blood vessels as young adults, a new European study has said.

69 years on, mixed feelings about war

Sixty-nine years after the fact, sentiment among Japanese people about Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies at the end of World War II is still mixed.

Indian PM calls recent rapes 'source of shame'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned a spate of rapes as a source of shame for India and urged an end to communal violence on Friday as he vowed to improve the lives of the nation's poor in his first Independence Day speech.

Clashes reported as Pakistan protesters advance on capital

Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan said he and his followers were fired on by government supporters during a rally on Friday, but police said that although there were clashes between the two sides, no shots were fired.