'Protest fatigue' in Hong Kong as activists struggle over strategy
A disappointing turnout at Hong Kong's first democracy rally since the end of mass street demonstrations shows the city is suffering from "protest fatigue".
02 February 2015
Ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn goes on trial for 'pimping'
The sexual proclivities of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn come under the spotlight again when he goes on trial in France for "pimping".
02 February 2015
UN Security Council demands Islamic State hostages freed
The UN Security Council demanded the immediate release of all hostages held by the Islamic State group.
02 February 2015
Hungarians rally against Orban ahead of Merkel visit
Thousands of Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest seeking support from Chancellor Angela Merkel against their Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
02 February 2015
1979 New York child murder trial gets under way
A mentally unstable man accused of killing a six-year-old boy in one of America's most famous missing child cases went on trial, 36 years after the crime.
31 January 2015
Turnout slumps at anti-Islam LEGIDA march in Leipzig
A march by an emergent anti-Islamisation group in the German city of Leipzig failed to drum up much support, with first estimates showing turnout at below 1,000.
31 January 2015
Ukraine rebels vow to push offensive if talks fail
Pro-Russian separatists vowed on Friday to push their latest offensive in eastern Ukraine further if truce talks with Kiev's pro-Western leaders fail.
31 January 2015
Sole survivor in Kazakhstan's plane crash undergoes five surgeries
The only survivor in the AN-2 plane crash in Zhambyl Oblast, Kazakhstan, Asem Shayakhmetova has had five surgeries from on January 27-29, 2015.
31 January 2015
Twelve people, including seven civilians, killed in east Ukraine: officials
Twelve people, including seven civilians, were killed in the past 24 hours in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine.
30 January 2015
Extradite or prosecute: Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan on Ablyazov's case
Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan speaks about the possibilities of prosecuting fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov in accordance with the international law.
29 January 2015