Yemen's al Qaeda branch says its top cleric killed in drone strike

Ibrahim al-Rubaish, who was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006, had a $5 million bounty on his head

• Apr 14, 2015

U.N. approves arms embargo against Yemen's rebels

Former Yemen dictator Saleh and his son also singled out by Security Council action as end to spiraling violence sought

• Apr 14, 2015

Iraq's al-Abadi appeals to Obama for more help against ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi makes his first visit to the Oval Office since his election seven months ago

• Apr 14, 2015

Asiana Airlines jet skids off runway

Japan's national broadcaster says Hiroshima airport closed and some passengers injured in not-so-smooth landing

• Apr 14, 2015

Major step forward for Ebola-hit Sierra Leone

9 months after outbreak of deadly virus forced schools to shut their gates, 1.8M kids set to resume daily lives

• Apr 14, 2015

Gunmen storm Somali gov't building, take hostages

Police say suspected al-Shabaab attack began with suicide car bomb at gate of higher education ministry

• Apr 14, 2015

1 year on, Nigeria admits kidnapped girls may be lost

President-elect says his government will do all it can but admits "we do not know" if 219 girls from Chibok will ever be found

• Apr 14, 2015

U.N. Security Council to vote on arms embargo against Yemen rebels

The move is targeted at halting the military campaign of the Houthis, who are attempting to take over the nation

• Apr 13, 2015

China frees "Beijing Five" after month of detention

Beijing released the women's rights campaigners after international outcry, but charges could still be brought later

• Apr 13, 2015

Auctioned notebook contains secrets of WWII codebreaker

Immortalized in the film "The Imitation Game," Alan Turing never lived to how he would change the world; but his achievements are finally being recognized

• Apr 13, 2015

Law would cut welfare for parents who don't vaccinate

"No jab, no pay" policy in Australia could cost anti-vaccine parents thousands of dollars

• Apr 13, 2015

Iran suspends pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia amid spat

Decision comes after alleged abuse suffered by two male Iranian pilgrims traveling through Saudi airport, state TV reports

• Apr 13, 2015

Shark kills 13-year-old surfer off shore of French island

It was the seventh shark-related death on the French island of Reunion since 2011

• Apr 13, 2015

Putin greenlights delivery of missiles to Iran

Russia had nixed the $800M contract to sell the missile system because of strong objections from the U.S. and Israel

• Apr 13, 2015

Woman walks Paris marathon with bucket on head

Mark Korir of Kenya won the Paris Marathon but it was an unknown woman from Gambia who turned heads

• Apr 13, 2015

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