Syria rebels warn they will turn to Qaeda if West fails them
With the West still refusing to arm Syria's opposition in the bloody fight against the regime, rebels in the flashpoint northern city of Aleppo warn that they could turn to Al-Qaeda for help.
Russia convicts Pussy Riot protest punks
A Moscow court found guilty three young members of a feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.
Bombs, attacks kill more than 50 in Iraq ahead of Eid
A spate of bombings and gun attacks that killed at least 53 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings that insurgents could strike again.
Severed head, foot found in Canada
Canadian police found Thursday the head from what is believed to be a woman's dismembered body in eastern Ontario province near Toronto, after retrieving a severed foot from the same river.
S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners
An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.
UN ends Syria mission as Aleppo attack renewed
The UN has called an end to its observer mission in Syria, as activists reported more bloodletting in an attack on civilians in the main battleground of Aleppo.
3.8-magnitude quake struck at Kazakhstan-Chinese border
The shocks were registered on August 17 at 06:14 a.m. Astana time.
'Four dead' in fire at Thai tourist nightclub
A fire ripped through a nightclub popular with foreign tourists in Thailand early Friday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said.
VIDEO: Nine militants killed near main Kazakh city: police
Kazakh police on Friday reported killing nine militants just outside the financial centre Almaty in the latest surge of violence to hit the oil-rich and once stable Central Asian state.