At least eight killed in 'Boko Haram attack' in Cameroon
At least eight people were killed in Cameroon on Monday in a rocket attack blamed on the Islamist group Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria.
Femen protest at Paris' Moulin Rouge nightclub
Two members of the Femen feminist movement staged a bare-breasted protest on the roof of the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris.
HK protesters remain at government HQ as deadline looms
Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters remained stubbornly encamped outside the city's government headquarters in the early hours of Monday.
Huge Hong Kong rally as protesters reopen door for talks
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters held a peace rally in central Hong Kong in defiance of recent attacks against their ranks.
Police arrest triad gang members in Hong Kong clashes
Hong Kong police have arrested several people with suspected links to the city's notorious "triad" criminal gangs.
Hong Kong student protesters agree to government talks
Student leaders whose pro-democracy protests have gripped Hong Kong agreed to meet the government to discuss their demands.
L'Oreal suspends all business travel to Hong Kong: company
The world's top cosmetics group L'Oreal said it was suspending all business travel to Hong Kong due to street demonstrations.
Leery Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels eye troop pullback
Ukraine waited to see if a Russian-backed truce lasted through the day before starting to withdraw forces from a frontline.
US-led strikes hit IS oil targets as Britain joins coalition
US aircraft were flying "near continuous" bombing raids against Islamic State militants in Syria.
Protesting Hong Kong students storm government complex
Dozens of protesters took part in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.
China jails Uighur scholar for life for 'separatism'
A prominent academic from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority was jailed for life Tuesday for "separatism".
Moscow marchers condemn Kremlin role in Ukraine war
Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to protest against the Kremlin's involvement in the Ukraine crisis.
Thousands protest delays to tough new Spanish abortion law
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Madrid, accusing the government of betrayal.
'France does not pay ransoms,' says Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said that "France does not pay ransoms" for hostages, nor does it exchange prisoners.
Anti-Semitic attacks nearly double in France: Jewish group
Anti-Semitic attacks nearly doubled in France in the first seven months of the year, the country's main Jewish group said .
Life in shadow of bombs for Mariupol children
"I'm not afraid," shouted six-year-old Sasha as he leapt across the roofs of makeshift garages not far from the tanks set up to defend the Ukrainian port city.
Turkey police fire gas at protests over worker lift deaths
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Istanbul, a day after 10 workers were killed when a lift crashed.
Somalia on high alert after Shebab leader confirmed dead
Somalia's government warned of a wave of retaliatory attacks by the country's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels.
Barcelona locals rebel at drunken, naked tourist high jinks
Residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.
Afghan election close to failure as Abdullah sets deadline
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday issued another ultimatum over the disputed election result.
