Security Council delegation visits Haiti
United Nations Security Council members arrived in Haiti for a three-day visit to urge the government to hold long-delayed elections.
Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman is new rulerSaudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah died and was replaced by his half-brother Salman as the absolute ruler of the world's top oil exporter.
23 January 2015
US and Cuba begin reconciliation with smiles and riftsHours into historic US-Cuba talks in Havana, a Cuban official came out to boast about the "relaxed" atmosphere at the meeting between the old Cold War adversaries.