'Dentist of horror' on trial for mutilating French patients
A Dutchman dubbed the 'dentist of horror' went on trial after causing horrific injuries to the mouths of more than 100 patients in France.
Air France jet in near-miss with drone
An Air France Airbus A320 narrowly avoided colliding with a drone as it was about to land in Paris on a flight from Barcelona.
Israel army to return Palestinian land after decades
The Israeli army is to return West Bank land it requisitioned nearly 40 years ago to its Palestinian owners.
Kazakhstan arrests top media chief on corruption charges
Kazakhstan arrested the influential head of the country's Union of Journalists and former presidential spokesman Seitkazy Matayev.
Beijing deploys missiles on disputed island: Taiwan
China deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, insisting it had a right to build "self-defence".
Saudi police arrest 33 'terror' suspects, including one Kazakh
Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens and one Kazakhstani among 33 'terror' suspects.
Kazakh air ambulance with sick baby aboard crashes, killing five
An air ambulance helicopter carrying a baby girl with suspected leukaemia to hospital has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing all five on board.
Helicopter crashes in Kazakhstan, pilot walks 5km despite severe burns
A helicopter has crashed in Zhambyl Oblast in Kazakhstan's south. Pilot sustained severe burns, but walked 5km to the nearest village.
Man killed in petrol truck explosion in Atyrau
A man has been killed in an explosion of a petrol truck in Atyrau in Kazakhstan's west.
Germany stunned by rash of New Year's sex assaults
The German government condemned dozens of coordinated sexual assaults against women on New Year's Eve in Cologne blamed on Arab men.
Blizzard in Astana: flights and train delayed, Christmas trees and cars damaged
Warm weather and rains have given way to winds and blizzards in Astana.
Several killed in huge blast at Nigeria gas plant
A huge explosion at an industrial gas plant in southeastern Nigeria razed nearby buildings and killed several people on Christmas Eve.
Israel probes video of Jewish extremists celebrating toddler death
Israeli authorities said Thursday they had opened an investigation into a video showing gun-wielding Jewish extremists at a wedding celebrating the death of a Palestinian toddler in a firebombing.
One dead, 26 hurt as car crashes into Las Vegas Strip sidewalk
A woman with a toddler in her car rammed into pedestrians on the packed Las Vegas Strip Sunday, killing one person and injuring 26 others.
Turkey sends corpse of shot down pilot back to Russia: reports
Turkey on Monday sent back to Russia the corpse of a pilot killed when his plane was shot down by the Turkish air force for allegedly violating its air space on the Syrian border.
Mass brawls erupt in crowded migrant shelters in Germany
Clashes broke out between hundreds of asylum seekers at a shelter in Berlin, in the second mass brawl to erupt over the weekend in Germany's crowded migrant accommodations.
Blatter compares FIFA ethics probe to 'inquisition'
Sepp Blatter said that he was the target of "an inquisition" by FIFA's ethics committee, which has suspended him for 90 days and called for further sanctions over corruption charges.
Brussels to stay at highest security alert level on Monday: PM
Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a "serious and imminent" security threat similar to the Paris attacks.
Madrid marchers urge justice 40 years after Franco's death
More than 1,000 people marched through the streets of Madrid calling for official recognition of crimes committed during the era of dictator Francisco Franco, 40 years after his death.
18 dead in Mali hostage siege a week after Paris carnage
Special forces stormed a luxury hotel in Mali after gunmen seized guests and staff in a hostage crisis that left at least 18 people dead, a week after the jihadist rampage in Paris.