Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested 13 Malaysians suspected of having links to Islamic State and who were planning to leave for Syria.
Venezuela has taken the spotlight in this year's campaign for coveted seats on the UN Security Council, but the hottest race is between New Zealand, Spain and Turkey, who are each trying to win one of the two contested openings.
Australian authorities released their first update on the latest underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Wednesday, saying more than 670 square km had been searched without success.
At least 12 people, including eight foreign hikers and a group of yak herders, were killed by unseasonal blizzards and avalanches triggered by the tail of cyclone Hudhud, officials said on Wednesday. The hikers' deaths come during the peak trekking season in Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountain peaks.
A second health worker at the Texas hospital where the first case of Ebola contamination on US soil occurred has tested positive for the disease, the state government said on Wednesday.
Across the United States, West African communities are struggling with ways to help far-off family and friends deal with the Ebola outbreak.
Since the first US Ebola diagnosis in Dallas last month, demand for hazardous materials suits and face masks has surged, creating a boon for companies that manufacture and sell the protective equipment amid heightened fears the deadly outbreak will spread.
The Indian teenager's voice trembles as she recalls the day she lost her face when her brother-in-law and his friends pinned her down and doused her with acid.
After the bombs, the fur coats. After the air raids, the air kisses. After six months of war, even the fighters attending an opening night at the Donetsk theater traded in weapons for a rare moment of refinement.
French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel Prize for economics on Monday for research on market power and regulation that has helped policymakers understand how to deal with industries dominated by a few companies.
Turkey agreed to let Washington use its air bases for the campaign against Islamic State jihadists as Kurdish fighters kept up their battle on Monday to defend the flashpoint city of Kobane.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea rebutted the US explanation for suspending recovery of US soldiers' remains in the country, saying on Monday that the suspension was due to the US "brigandish hostile policy".
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