UN disaster meeting opens in tsunami-hit JapanPolicymakers gathered with hopes high that the conference in tsunami-hit Japan might provide a springboard for real efforts to tackle natural disastersю
EU, Germany raise 'Grexit' alarm over Greece bailoutEU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned of an alarming lack of progress in talks on Greece's bailout, as Germany raised the spectre of a tumultuous Greek exit from the euro.
14 March 2015
Seven months on, Ferguson shooting takes its tollSeven months under the wrong kind of spotlight is taking its toll on Ferguson as it tries to move past the dark shadow cast by the police killing of unarmed black teenager.
14 March 2015
Glamour over gloom as Baghdad hosts fashion showLeggy models in striking designer clothes strutted down a catwalk in front of Iraq's high society for the first edition of the Baghdad Fashion Show.
14 March 2015
Putin spokesman denies baby rumoursA spokesman for Vladimir Putin denied rumours swirling in the European media that a baby had been born to the Russian leader.
Nazarbayev explains democracy in Kazakhstan contextPresident of Kazakhstan spoke about the notion of democracy and how it should be understood in the Kazakh context during the Congress of Nur Otan party on March 11.
12 March 2015
Nazarbayev says rich Kazakhs should keep money at homePresident of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has called well-to-do citizens to use the chance of legalizing their property and money and bring their capitals back to Kazakhstan.
'Top Gear' presenter Clarkson jokes about suspensionJeremy Clarkson, the controversial presenter of hit BBC programme "Top Gear", joked about his suspension as an online petition for him to be reinstated gathered more than half a million signatures.
12 March 2015
Netanyahu plays security card as rivals open poll leadIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded that the centre-left opposition could win next week's general election and appealed to voters not to take the chance with national security.