Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as...

Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel injured doing cross-country skiing, spokesman says

German Chancellor Angela Merkel injured doing cross-country...

The former leader of Italy's centre-left, Pier Luigi Bersani, has undergone...

The former leader of Italy's centre-left, Pier Luigi...

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki urges residents of the city of Fallujah to force out...

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki urges residents of the city of...

Temperatures as low as -38C lead to death of 16 and cancellation of thousands of flights

Temperatures as low as -38C lead to death of 16 and...

Majid al-Majid, the man responsible for several attacks across the Middle East...

Majid al-Majid, the man responsible for several attacks...

Bangladesh general elections get underway amid clashes between police and...

Bangladesh general elections get underway amid clashes...

Latest incident comes just months after a similar building collapse killed 42...

Latest incident comes just months after a similar building...

New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced his plans to allow limited use of marijuana by seriously ill patients

New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced his plans to allow...

Iraqi government forces preparing a major attack to regain rebel-held city

Iraqi government forces preparing a major attack to regain...

At least 11 people die in clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators across Egypt.

At least 11 people die in clashes between police and Muslim...

Talks between rival camps aimed at ending weeks of violence in South Sudan are due to begin following meetings with mediators in Addis Ababa.

Talks between rival camps aimed at ending weeks of violence...

US musician Phil Everly, one half of the Everly Brothers, dies, aged 74, in California, of complications from lung disease, his family says.

US musician Phil Everly, one half of the Everly Brothers,...

Violence in Aleppo and Idlib comes as protesters rally against al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Violence in Aleppo and Idlib comes as protesters rally...

Car bomb explodes in suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut, killing at least six people and injuring more than 60.

Car bomb explodes in suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut,...

Thousands of flights are grounded as major snowstorm hits Midwestern states in US, dropping 53cm of snow in Massachusetts.

Thousands of flights are grounded as major snowstorm hits...

Two teachers, a Brit and a New Zealander shot dead in Libya near gas and oil complex.

Two teachers, a Brit and a New Zealander shot dead in Libya...

Three people killed as Cambodian police open fire on protesting garment industry workers demanding an increase in wages.

Three people killed as Cambodian police open fire on...