Football: Pele in 'special care' as condition worsens - hospital
Brazil great Pele, 74, was taken into a "special care" unit in a Sao Paulo hospital after his health worsened, three days after being admitted with a urinary infection.
UK's Cameron vows benefits ban to curb EU migration
British Prime Minister will promise to ban migrants from the European Union claiming welfare for their first four years in a drive to slash immigration.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell launches Ebola fashion pop-up
British supermodel Naomi Campbell launched a pop-up fashion shop in east London to raise awareness of the spread of Ebola.
Brazil leader names pro-market Levy as finance minister
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff named Joaquim Levy to be her new finance minister as her government looks to steer the economy out of recession.
11 beheaded bodies found in troubled Mexican state
Authorities found 11 burned and beheaded bodies Thursday on a road in Mexico's troubled southern state of Guerrero.
Thousands without power on Thanksgiving after US storm
A winter storm that wreaked travel chaos across the US northeast wound down, but hundreds of thousands of people were left without power on the Thanksgiving holiday.
Celebrities call for 'Black Friday' boycott
US celebrities called for a boycott to take place- to protest a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a police officer who fatally shot a black teen.
E-cigarettes have 10 times carcinogens: Japan researchers
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times the amount of cancer-causing agents as regular tobacco, Japanese scientists said.
NATO warns over Russian military build-up in Crimea
NATO's top military commander said he was "very concerned" that Russia's military build-up in the annexed Crimean region could be used as a launchpad for attacks.
On Turkey trip, Pope to reach out to Islamic world
Pope Francis heads to Turkey with a brief to use his populist touch to rebuild bridges with the Islamic world that were damaged by his predecessor Benedict XVI.
DNA may survive trip to suborbital space and back
DNA molecules attached to the outside of a rocket may be able survive a trip to suborbital space and back into the Earth's atmosphere at extremely high temperatures.
One Direction dethrones Swift to top US music charts
One Direction has dethroned Taylor Swift to top US album sales charts, but the British boy band's debut was far less spectacular.
Obama discusses immigration changes with Mexican president
The leaders of the United States and Mexico spoke to discuss President Barack Obama's executive actions to overhaul aspects of America's immigration system.
OPEC mulls oil supply glut weighing on crude prices
OPEC ministers met to try to work out a deal to tackle rising oil supplies that are weighing heavily on crude prices and the cartel's revenues.
Twitter takes note of other apps on smartphones
Twitter said it would begin tracking which other applications people have installed on their mobile devices in a bid to better target ads and content.
Amazon cuts Fire phone price to ignite sales
Amazon slashed the price of Fire mobile phones that stalled after launch early this year, becoming a drag on the US online retail titan's bottom line.
'Homeland' actor Damian Lewis honoured by royal fan
Prince William revealed that he and his wife Kate are fans of hit US television series "Homeland" as he awarded its British star Damian Lewis a royal honour.
Canada to dress Ukrainian soldiers for winter warfare
Canada's Defense Minister Rob Nicholson announced the sending of winter coats, boots and gloves to dress 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
Infertility of couples in Kazakhstan is due to 'questionable Western values' and promiscuity: expert
Director of Kazakhstan's Center for Healthy Lifestyle Marat Kurmanov said that an alarming number of infertile young couples in Kazakhstan is due to questionable values that was inoculated in the Kazakh society in the 1990s.
Kazakh Border Services recieve $3mln worth of equipment from USA
The US has presented Kazakhstani Border Services with modular shelter complexes and related equipment totally worth $3 million.