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Microsoft chief Nadella earned $84 million in 2014
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, whose gaffe advising women to trust "karma" for pay raises sparked a firestorm, earned $84.3 million this year.
21 October 2014
Hong Kong leader: Democracy would see poor people dominate vote
Hong Kong's leader told media that if the government met pro-democracy protesters' demands it would result in the city's poorer people dominating elections.
21 October 2014
Rousseff leads by whisker in latest Brazil polls
Two new polls showed incumbent Dilma Rousseff fractionally ahead of rival Aecio Neves in a race that is still too close to call.
21 October 2014
CEO of oil giant Total killed in Moscow plane crash
The CEO of French oil company Total, Christophe de Margerie has died after a private jet crashed at a Moscow airport.
21 October 2014
New iPhones deliver big profits for Apple
New big-screen iPhones helped propel Apple's profit and revenue in the last quarter, as the California tech giant smashed earnings expectations.
21 October 2014
Kazakhstani model on Tokyo Fashio Week catwalk
Kazakhstani model Bibisara Sharipova aslo known as Bibi has taken part in the Tokyo Fashion Week.
20 October 2014
Singer James Blunt calls 'You're Beautiful' annoying
James Blunt has described the multi-million selling song that made his name, You're Beautiful, as "annoying" and says it was "force-fed down people's throats".
20 October 2014
Australia hopeful of revised Antarctic sanctuary success
Australia said it was hopeful of winning support for its plan to create a vast marine reserve off east Antarctica, after revising the proposal to make it smaller.
20 October 2014
Indonesia's Widodo takes office, reaches out to foes
Joko Widod was sworn in as president and immediately reached out to his political foes to seek support for his ambitious reform agenda.
20 October 2014
Philips blames Russia, China slowdowns for plunge into loss
Dutch electronics giant Philips posted a 103-million-euro net loss on third-quarter earnings, blaming a patent lawsuit and ever-slowing markets in China and Russia.
20 October 2014
France calls on Germany for 50 bn euros in investments
Cash-strapped France called on Europe's economic powerhouse Germany to invest 50 billion euros more by 2018.
20 October 2014
Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site: report
A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin.
20 October 2014
Albanian PM's historic visit to Serbia postponed after football brawl
A planned historic visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbia has been postponed after political tensions soared following violence at a football match.
20 October 2014
'Fury' movie examines trauma of soldiers: Brad Pitt
Hollywood star Brad Pitt said that his new movie "Fury", a brutal depiction of World War II, sought to recognise the psychological trauma endured by soldiers.
20 October 2014
Thousands of Catalans demand snap regional vote
Thousands of pro-independence Catalans rallied, demanding snap elections after the region's leader Artus Mas watered down plans for a referendum on separating from Spain.
20 October 2014
Japan PM Abe loses two female ministers over cash scandals
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suffered a double setback with the resignations of two female cabinet ministers over claims they misused political funds.
20 October 2014
Ukraine says goodbye Lenin as Communists face poll wipeout
As Ukraine gears up to vote in a snap parliamentary election after a year of dramatic upheaval, the Communist Party is finding its power base has collapsed.
20 October 2014
Hungarians march to celebrate 'Roma Pride'
Hundreds of Hungarians took part in a "Roma Pride" march in Budapest to celebrate the country's largest ethnic minority, a community scarred by widespread prejudice.
20 October 2014
'Foreign forces' at work in Hong Kong protests, says leader
Hong Kong's embattled leader said "foreign forces" were at work in the pro-democracy movement that has paralysed parts of the city.
20 October 2014
Britain threatens Internet 'trolls' with two years in jail
People found guilty of Internet "trolling" in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under government proposals outlined on Sunday.
20 October 2014
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