Michael Jackson doctor's conviction upheld
A California appeals court unanimously upheld Wednesday the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's former doctor, saying there was evidence of his guilt in the star's 2009 death.
Donors in major fundraising push for Syria
Donors gathered in Kuwait Wednesday in a major fundraising drive for 13 million Syrians affected by war following a record UN appeal for $6.5 billion.
'Party over' in C. Africa as troops return to barracks
The new interim president of the violence-wracked Central African Republic told marauding fighters Monday that "the party is over" after weeks of deadly sectarian violence, as deserting troops and police returned to duty.
14 January 2014
Mexico urges anti-cartel vigilantes to disarm
Mexico's government urged vigilantes on Monday to quit their growing armed struggle against a drug cartel and go home, saying federal forces will handle security in their embattled western towns.
Cambodia court frees Russian tycoon wanted over alleged scam
A Cambodian court on Monday freed a Russian tycoon wanted by Moscow over allegations he embezzled tens of millions of dollars in a real estate scam, and suspended extradition proceedings against him, his lawyer said.
13 January 2014
Australian wildfire razes 40 homes, one man dead
A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 40 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.
13 January 2014
Man's cockroach-in-the-ear agony Down Under
A man in Australia endured a painful hospital visit after a large cockroach burrowed into his ear and his efforts to suck it out with a vacuum cleaner failed.
11 January 2014
Ukraine ex-minister beaten in fresh Kiev clashes
Ukraine's ex-interior minister and current opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko was under intensive care in hospital Saturday after being beaten in fresh clashes that erupted between pro-EU demonstrators and club-wielding police.
11 January 2014
Pakistan honours teenage bomb hero with bravery award
A Pakistani teenager who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide bomber, saving the lives of hundreds of students, has been handed the country's highest award for bravery.
11 January 2014
Beauty queen's murder exposes Venezuela's crime epidemic
The murder of a soap opera star has brought to light the harsh reality that Venezuelans endure daily: rampant violence and impunity allowing most criminals to get away with murder.
11 January 2014
Killing of boy, 4, by US troops frays Afghan ties further
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned US troops for killing a four-year-old boy in the southern province of Helmand, in a fresh strain to troubled relations between Washington and Kabul.
Three injured in Malaysia plane crash
Two people were seriously injured and a third suffered minor injuries after a small private plane crashed in Malaysia, police said Saturday.
11 January 2014
Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory
Vietnamese police said Friday they had launched an investigation into a riot at a multi-billion dollar Samsung factory that left 13 people injured, four critically.