USA Vigil for murdered NYPD officers; US race relations remain on edge Dozens of people have joined a candlelight vigil for the two New York police officers shot dead in their patrol car on Saturday. Their murders were 22/12/2014
Switzerland Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens dies The Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens who sold more than 100 million records in career that began more fifty years ago has died in Switzerland 21/12/2014
world news Cairns mother charged with murder of eight children Police in Queensland have charged a 37-year-old mother with the murder of seven of her children and her niece. The cause of their deaths has not yet been determined. 21/12/2014
USA Revenge motive probed after two policeman killed in New York A gunman ambushed and fatally shot two New York police officers on Saturday and then killed himself. Ismaaiyl Brinsley, 28, has been named by police 21/12/2014
no comment Crowds swarm around suspected Ebola victim in Sierra Leone Is this scene a sign of the task facing health authorities in West Africa? The footage shows crowds swarming around the body of a suspected Ebola 20/12/2014
world news Australian mother arrested after eight children stabbed to death A mother in Australia has been arrested for murder after eight children were stabbed to death on Friday. The 37-year-old, who hasn’t been named, was 20/12/2014
Pakistan Peshawar pupils fear a return to school as mourning period ends ok Peshawar pupils fear a return to school as mourning period ends Children are preparing to return to school following the massacre of 132 pupils by 19/12/2014
Italy Italian actress Virna Lisi dies aged 78 Italian film star Virna Lisi has died at the age of 78. She was best known for her role in How To Murder Your Wife, opposite Jack Lemmon and starred 18/12/2014
Nigeria Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny A Nigerian court has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamists. The men were found guilty of mutiny, refusing to help 18/12/2014
USA US homeowner 'defending his castle' found guilty of killing German teenager A US jury has found a homeowner guilty of deliberate homicide after shooting a German exchange student who entered his garage. The case has tested 18/12/2014
Nigeria Dozens kidnapped in suspected Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 32 people and kidnapped dozens more in an attack in northern Nigeria. Local officials say the 18/12/2014
no comment Hospital panic in aftermath of Pakistan school massacre Distraught families waited outside a military-run school in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday (December 16) after Taliban gunmen stormed the school 17/12/2014
West Bank Israel military kill Palestinian man during West Bank clashes Israeli soldiers have shot and killed a Palestinian man during clashes in the West Bank, according to the military. It said soldiers had been trying 16/12/2014
world news Australia police probe Sydney siege suspect motives Australian police are investigating the motives of Man Haron Monis, the suspected gunman who died after the 16 hour hostage standoff. The self-styled 16/12/2014
world news Australia mourns the victims of the Sydney Siege A country in mourning – Australia pays tribute to the victims of siege in Sydney. Two of the 17 hostages died alongside the gunman when heavily armed 16/12/2014
Haiti Haiti PM resignation speech delayed Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has delayed a speech on his possible resignation as protesters call for both him and the country’s president 14/12/2014
Venezuela Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls former Spanish PM Aznar a murderer over Iraq war deaths Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called the former prime minister of Spain, Jose Aznar, a murderer for his role in the Iraq war. Maduro said 14/12/2014
USA Pacific storm reaches southern California after leaving a trail of death and destruction through three states Devastating weather along America’s Pacific coast got worse when a mini-tornado added its destructive power to the mix, and previously unaffected 13/12/2014
Indonesia Village destroyed by deadly landslide near Jakarta, Indonesia Rescuers have been struggling to reach more than 100 missing people on Indonesia’s main island of Java. Torrential rain triggered a landslide that 13/12/2014
France Man suspected of hiding woman’s death for benefit payouts People have been known to go to great lengths to fraudulently receive welfare payments. However, one man in south west France appears to have taken 12/12/2014
Brazil Brazilian serial killer claims deaths of more than 40 people A Brazilian man arrested by police claims to have killed 42 people over the last decade in Rio de Janeiro. Sailson Jose das Gracas was detained on 12/12/2014
West Bank Clashes following funeral of Palestinian minister who died after West Bank protest Palestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers after the funeral of a Palestinian minister who died following a confrontation with an Israeli policeman. 11/12/2014
Israel Israelis and Palestinians disagree over autopsy result after minister's death As the funeral is held for Palestinian minister without portfolio Ziad Abu Ein in Ramallah, the cause of the 55-year-old's death during a confrontation with Israeli security forces is disputed. 11/12/2014
Brazil Brazil President Rousseff moved to tears by military rule abuses report The national Truth Commission's report says arrests, torture, executions and disappearances were rife during the 1964-85 military dictatorship. 10/12/2014
world news Mediterranean deadlier than ever as migration surges in 2014 The world’s deadliest sea is the Mediterranean, the United Nations refugee agency tells us, reporting that more people than ever are embarking on 10/12/2014
USA Video: Knife-wielding attacker shot dead at synagogue Police shot dead a man who stabbed and wounded an Israeli at a New York synagogue. Calvin Peters attacked student Levi Rosenblat, 22, at the world 10/12/2014
