Obama, Danish leader vow to confront terror together
US President Barack Obama expressed solidarity with Denmark after two shootings that shocked the Nordic nation.
Cartoonist sent into hiding after Copenhagen attacks
A Swedish cartoonist believed to have been targeted in one of the Copenhagen shootings at the weekend has been sent into hiding.
Hollande says 'same targets' hit in Paris, Copenhagen attacks
French President Francois Hollande said that the "same targets" were hit in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen as during the January assault in Paris that claimed 17 lives.
Australia vows to exhaust all options to save Bali drug smugglers
Australia will pursue all legal options to save two of its citizens from execution in Indonesia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott vowed.
Copenhagen attacks: terror into the night
Saturday's twin attacks on a cultural centre and synagogue in Copenhagen left two people dead and five police officers wounded before the assailant himself was gunned down.
Death toll in Pakistan Shiite mosque attack rises to 21
The death toll in a militant attack on a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 21 after an injured person died of his wounds.
Thousands at US funerals of Muslim 'hate crime' victims
The families of three Muslim students shot dead by a white neighbor in the US said an emotional farewell to their loved ones.
Legendary US newsman Bob Simon killed in car crash
Bob Simon, an award-winning war reporter and longtime correspondent for the "60 Minutes" news show, died in a car.
SwissLeaks whistleblower says tried to report tax evasion in 2008
A former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped wealthy customers dodge tax said he had tried to alert British authorities about evasion in 2008.
Mexico defends probe of 43 missing students
The Mexican attorney general's office hit back at mounting criticism of its conclusion that 43 missing students were slaughtere.
British singer Gary Glitter found guilty of child sex crimes
British former glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty at a London court.
Japan PM condemns 'unforgivable' IS execution of Jordanian pilot
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned the apparent execution by the Islamic State group of a Jordanian pilot as "unforgivable".
Pistorius stripped of degree by Scottish university
Jailed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been stripped of an honorary degree awarded to him by Strathclyde University in 2012.
French economy minister says received death threats over reforms
France's economy minister said he had received death threats from "certain officials" furious over his plans to reform parts of the closed-shop economy.
China cult pair executed for McDonald's killing: Xinhua
A father and daughter who belonged to a fringe Chinese religious group were executed for beating a woman to death at a McDonald's restaurant.
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".
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.
UN council condemns 'heinous' Japanese hostage murder
The UN Security Council condemned the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic State militants claimed his beheading.
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.
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.