Terror in Nepal as 7.9 quake rocks capitalA powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, causing massive damage in the capital Kathmandu with strong tremors felt across neighbouring countries.
25 April 2015
Brazilians march against Rousseff governmentHundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets, venting anger over government corruption and economic drift a month after larger protests gathered.
Six Ukraine soldiers killed as war marks yearSix Ukrainian troops were killed by landmines in the restive separatist-held east, breaking a lull of several days in a conflict that began a year ago this week.
Seven months on, Ferguson shooting takes its tollSeven months under the wrong kind of spotlight is taking its toll on Ferguson as it tries to move past the dark shadow cast by the police killing of unarmed black teenager.
14 March 2015
Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader NemtsovTens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow to honour the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in the highest-profile assassination of Vladimir Putin's rule.
Crimean Tatars living in fear in homeland ruled by RussiaThe day after her husband was arrested, Elvira Ablyalimova woke up to find her home in Crimea surrounded by snipers while a squad of men combed through her belongings for 10 hours.