Poroshenko announces Putin meeting in new peace pushUkraine's Western-backed leader Petro Poroshenko promised to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin and involve US President Barack Obama in his stalled push for peace.
30 December 2014
IMF suspends aid talks with Greece ahead of electionsThe International Monetary Fund said it was suspending talks on a new disbursement of financial aid to Greece until a new government is formed after elections.
Philippine storm death toll rises to 11Two days of heavy flooding and landslides killed 11 people as tropical storm Jangmi crossed the central Philippines on Tuesday, with water in some areas "neck deep".
China blocks access to Google e-mail serviceChina has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, as authorities work to establish "Internet sovereignty".
UN chief urges peaceful Sri Lanka voteUN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure next week's elections are peaceful and that minorities are able to vote without fear.
30 December 2014
Hillary Clinton trumps Jeb Bush in 2016 matchup: pollPresumed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton would comfortably defeat Jeb Bush for president if the two members of their famous US political clans went head to head in 2016.
Gennady Golovkin named Fighter of the YearUndefeated WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (Interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan has been named the Fighter of the Year by Boxingnews24.