Suva, Fiji - Fiji's recently appointed police chief has displayed his crime-busting credentials in dramatic fashion, fighting off a gang of robbers at...
Suva, Fiji - Fiji's recently appointed police chief has displayed his crime-busting credentials in dramatic fashion, fighting off a gang of robbers at...
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, holds general elections Sunday, the first since the death of long-time strongman Meles Zenawi whose...
Beijing - A Tibetan father-of-four set himself on fire in protest at China's rule over the Himalayan region, overseas media and rights groups...
Djerba, Tunisia - It's another sun-drenched day but the deckchairs of a four-star hotel on the island of Djerba stand empty, in a...
Brest, France - Tourists and film stars hitting the beach at the French Riviera resort of Cannes may be blissfully unaware but lurking...
Bogota - A bombing raid by Colombia's army killed 18 FARC guerrillas Thursday, the deadliest attack since President Juan Manuel Santos lifted a...
Qarabuli - With the engines throbbing, young Libyans battle it out among the sand dunes, not with Humvee-style fighting vehicles but brightly coloured...
Madrid - The Spanish "Indignado" protesters who inspired the worldwide Occupy movement are out to conquer city halls and regional governments across Spain...
Bayeun, Indonesia - Boat people who have come ashore in Southeast Asia after harrowing journeys are delighted that Indonesia and Malaysia will give...
Bangalore, India - Ignoring noisy buses and curious onlookers, street dentist Allah Baksh plunges his hands into a patient's mouth to fit a...
Riga - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU's eastern partners Thursday not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia...
Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, France - Teachers and students at a French school rallied Thursday in support of a pupil who received death threats for publishing...
Seoul - A South Korean appeals court on Friday freed the former Korean Air executive who was jailed for a year in February...
Damascus - The Islamic State group seized Syria's Palmyra on Thursday, reportedly giving it control of half of the country as UNESCO warned...
Jerusalem - The Gaza Strip has the world's highest unemployment and Palestinians, Israelis and donors must take action to avoid a "dangerous fiscal...
Guadalajara, Mexico - Mexican authorities found on Thursday the bodies of a second elderly Canadian man and an American man in a lake...
Acapulco, Mexico - Three bodies were found with their facial skin peeled off Thursday near a southern Mexico city where at least 10...
Port-au-Prince - A three-year political crisis that delayed local and parliamentary elections has done nothing to dampen Haiti's enthusiasm for democracy, judging by...
