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.
Taliban claim NATO 'defeat' in 13-year Afghan warThe Taliban responded scornfully to the formal end of NATO's war in Afghanistan, describing the US-led mission as a "fire of barbarism and cruelty".
29 December 2014
Family of 10 misses ill-fated AirAsia flightAn Indonesian family of 10 said they had a miraculous escape when they arrived too late to catch AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which went missing.
Widely-hailed AirAsia boss facing first major crisisTony Fernandes has been hailed for transforming AirAsia from a floundering carrier into the region's largest budget airline, but now faces his biggest challenge.