Pope Francis approves sainthood for Mother TeresaPope Francis approved sainthood for Mother Teresa, the missionary nun who became a global if controversial symbol of compassion for her care of the sick and destitute.
15 March 2016
Car bomb kills driver in central BerlinA car bomb killed a driver travelling down a street in central Berlin on Tuesday; investigators suspected that it was a case of homicide.
Please forgive me? Egypt customs deface Bryan Adams' guitarA run-in with customs at Cairo airport has left Grammy Award winning rock musician Bryan Adams fuming, after a border agent scrawled a number on the Canadian's prize guitar in paint marker.
11 March 2016
In US gun control, not all laws are equalGun deaths in the United States can be slashed by 90 percent through universal application of laws requiring background checks of buyers.
11 March 2016
Rising seas swamp Marshall IslandsResidents in low-lying areas of the Marshall Islands are braced for flooding underscoring the islands' vulnerability to climate change.
Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya interventionBritish leader David Cameron got "distracted" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to promote his country during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama said.
11 March 2016
New Zealand bans 'zero hour' contractsNew Zealand has passed legislation banning 'zero hour' contractsto end the use of deals criticised as exploitative.
11 March 2016
Names of 22,000 IS members leaked to news channelTens of thousands of documents containing the names, addresses, phone numbers and family contacts of jihadis who joined the Islamic State group have been given to the UK's Sky News.