Politics

M23 ex-rebels break out of Uganda camp

About 1,000 former fighters from a Democratic Republic of Congo rebel group broke out Tuesday from a camp in Uganda where they were being held by soldiers who were trying to repatriate them, the Ugandan army said.

Dec 17, 2014

Women still unsafe in India, says family of gang-rape victim

Women's safety in India hasn't improved since the fatal gang rape of a student in New Delhi, according to the victim's parents on the anniversary of the attack that sparked international outrage.

Dec 17, 2014

Mozart, Beethoven, Shubert and Bizet manuscripts to go on sale

A collection of rare manuscripts by composers Mozart, Beethoven, Shubert and Bizet are due to go on sale at auction on December 17.

Dec 17, 2014

Carnage as Taliban storm Pakistan school, kill 141

In Pakistan's bloodiest terror attack, Taliban insurgents stormed a school run by the army on Tuesday, killing at least 141 people, almost all of them children.

Dec 17, 2014

Residents of Donetsk mistrust ceasefire in Ukraine

There is mistrust in Donetsk over the latest ceasefire between pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian army.

Dec 17, 2014

Protesters stage anti-corruption rally in front of Petrobras

Dozens of people protested against corruption in front of the headquarters of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.

Dec 17, 2014

In Brazil, a call for legal medicinal use of cannabis compound

Brazils parliament is currently examining a draft law to legalise cannabidiol, one of at least 85 active cannabinoids in cannabis, for use in medical treatments for patients suffering from serious epileptic fits.

Dec 17, 2014

French press freedom NGO protests Eritrean reporters' detention

Reporters Without Borders staged a demonstration in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to mark the release of its annual report on press freedom on Tuesday.

Dec 17, 2014

L'Oreal former head kicks up stink over chip stall at ski resort

British businessman and L'Oral former head Lindsay Owen-Jones sues a chip stall outside his chalet in the French Alps, claiming it represents an 'olfactory nuisance.'

Dec 17, 2014

Treatments offer hope for Ebola breakthrough in 2015

In Sierra Leone, despite major public health efforts to contain Ebola, it continues to spread. But with a number of treatments in development, medical professionals hope that the epidemic could be stopped in 2015.

Dec 17, 2014

Dutch launch 'intelligent bicycle' that warns of danger

The Netherlands launched its first-ever "intelligent bicycle", fitted with an array of electronic devices to help bring down the high accident rate among elderly cyclists in the bicycle-mad country.

Dec 17, 2014

Six dead in US shootings, manhunt for gunman

Police are hunting for a gunman suspected of killing six people and seriously wounding another in a series of shootings near the northeastern US city of Philadelphia.

Dec 17, 2014

Turkey football fans on trial for 'seeking to oust Erdogan'

Thirty-five supporters of Turkish top flight football side Besiktas went on trial in a hugely controversial case on charges of seeking to overthrow the authorities led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2013 protests.

Dec 17, 2014

France's Sauternes wine threatened by new train line

Winemakers in southwestern France's Bordeaux are concerned about a proposed high speed train line that could affect the microclimate required for the region's sweet wine.

Dec 16, 2014

Russians see the ruble tumble to an all-time record low

The Russian ruble set a new all-time record low on Tuesday after bouncing back briefly despite an emergency move by Russia's central bank to raise interest rates to 17 percent.

Dec 16, 2014