Boy, waving toy gun, killed by police

Police in Cleveland, Ohio, shot and killed a 12-year-old African American boy waving what turned out to be a toy gun at a playground, officials said on Sunday.

Putin: I won't be president for a lifetime

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will not remain the country's top leader for life and will step down in line with the constitution no later than 2024, according to an interview with a Russian news agency released on Sunday.

Abbott's 'shirtfront' gets new meaning

The Australian prime minister's threat to "shirtfront" Russia's president during an international summit this month has prompted a dictionary to broaden its definition of the word beyond an Australian football term for a shoulder charge to an opponent's chest.

Sydney woman charged with attempted murder after baby son found in drain

A 30-year-old Sydney mother has been charged with the attempted murder of her newborn son whom she allegedly abandoned in a roadside drain, police said on Monday.

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DPRK warns of 'catastrophic consequences'

The top military body of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea warned on Sunday of "catastrophic consequences" for supporters of a UN resolution censuring its human rights record, as DPRK media reported its leader presiding over a fresh military exercise.

Disinfectant robot employed against Ebola

The US military has enlisted a new germ-killing weapon in the fight against Ebola - a four-wheeled robot that can disinfect a room in minutes with pulses of ultraviolet light.

Albania Cold War bunker opens to public

The massive, top secret Cold War nuclear bunker of then-Albanian leader Enver Hoxha was opened to the public on Saturday, decades after it was built amids fears of an attack by the West that never came.

Record snowfall now poses flooding risk

Record-breaking snowfall that buried towns near Buffalo, New York, and killed at least 14 people, posed a major flooding threat on Saturday with temperatures forecast to rise.

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Iran ready to extend nuke talks for a year

Iran signaled on Sunday that it is willing to extend nuclear talks with world powers by up to a year if no real progress toward a deal is achieved.

Extremist rebels kill 28 non-Muslims in Kenya

One gunman shot from the right, one from the left, each killing the non-Muslims lying in a line on the ground, growing closer and closer to Douglas Ochwodho, who was in the middle.