Air war on Isil 'could last years' says John Kerry
US secretary of state praises ground advances against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but adds campaign will continue "for as long as it takes"
View ArticleEurope's deep freeze: Ice storms cause widespread winter chaos, in pictures
In pics: Ice storms cause winter chaos across central Europe, in pictures
View ArticleRaju the crying elephant decreed free by Indian court
An Indian elephant kept in chains for 50 years has finally been declared free after his former owners lost a legal battle to reclaim him from wildlife campaigners
View ArticleEmbassies not there to pay for prostitutes and first-class seats, Australia...
A loan to pay prostitute? Help evicting a polecat? Australia's foreign minister announces moves to curb absurd travelers' requests
View ArticleWatch: Video of captain Francesco Schettino abandoning Costa Concordia
Prosecutors in the manslaughter trial of captain Francesco Schettino have released a video of the moment the accused abandons his stricken ship in the 2012 disaster
View ArticleTop 10 Instagram geotagged locations in the world, in pictures
In pics: Top 10 geotagged locations in the world
View ArticleWatch: Anni Dewani's family beg Shrien to tell 'full story'
Family of honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani urge Shrien Dewani, the accused husband, to "tell all"
View ArticlePakistan's 'disco mullah' investigated for blasphemy
Former pop singer turned Islamic preacher, Junaid Jamshed, is accused of crime which is punishable by death
View ArticlePoliticians, royals and animals: When it all goes wrong
In pics: When public engagements with animals go wrong
View ArticleTwo Israelis wounded in West Bank stabbing attack
Security guard intervenes by shooting Palestinian assailant in the latest in a series of knife attacks
View ArticleThousands of Germans flock to funeral of Good Samaritan
Tugce Albayrak could be awarded posthumous Federal Order of Merit who was killed after stepping in to protect two girls
View ArticleBritish architects accuse Italians of plagiarism over tree design
Firm of award-winning architects say they are victims of "architectural plagiarism" over the design of steel "super trees"
View ArticleTenacious turtle returns home after surviving boat hit and crocodile attack
Green sea turtle Izzy survived a battle against the odds and has now been returned to the Great Barrier Reef
View ArticleBill Cosby accused of underage sex assault
Comedian faces first lawsuit since 2005 after woman says she was 15 when allegedly molested at Playboy Mansion in about 1974
View ArticleFormer German chancellor accused of being an 'enthusiastic' young Nazi
A new book alleges Helmut Schmidt, the country's oldest living former leader, had solid National Socialist values in his youth
View ArticlePope sacks the head of his Swiss Guard for being 'too strict'
Daniel Anrig will no longer serve as commandant of Pontiff's private army after Pope Francis is rumoured to prefer a "less military" approach to security
View ArticleBritish businessman had attacked lover before, court hears
Ian Griffin had beaten Kinga Legg and driven his car into her front door a month before she was found murdered in a five-star Paris hotel suite, court hears
View ArticleSchettino: 'I was number one on the Costa Concordia after God'
Captain of the Costa Concordia claims his decision to delay evacuation of the stricken cruise ship may actually have saved lives
View ArticleBashar al-Assad: airstrikes against Islamic State are failing
Speaking in his first interview since the start of the offensive, Syrian leader says there has been "no change" noticed on the ground in Syria
View ArticleCCTV: Woman randomly stabs pedestrians in New Orleans
Police in New Orleans have released surveillance footage showing a woman appearing to stab first a cyclist in the back as he rides past her and then a pedestrian on a street in the city's French Quarter
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