Ruble fall creates turbulence for Russian airlinesTheir international competitors may be cheering tumbling oil prices, but the collapse in the ruble has meant major financial turbulence for Russian airlines.
28 December 2014
No escape for those stuck in Malaysian 'forced labour'Toiling 12 hours a day in a Malaysian electronics factory amid broken promises on wages and working conditions, Manu dreams of returning to his poor Nepal village.
28 December 2014
Sea of blue mourns slain New York copTens of thousands of officers paid tribute to one of their own at a New York funeral, as emotions ran high over recent protests against police violence.
Prisoners swapped in dark of Ukraine frontlineThe two warring sides lined up the prisoners some 100 metres apart on an isolated stretch of highway in the no-man's land between their frontlines.
Prayers and tears as Asia mourns tsunami dead 10 years onTearful memorials were being held across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.
Croatia's classical composer president seeks second termCroatia's atypical president Ivo Josipovic is running for re-election with an emphasis on the more conventional promise of restoring economic health to the European Union's newest member.