Kenya's government suspends five officials from the wildlife service, amid growing alarm over the poaching of elephants and rhinos.

US contractor Alan Gross, who has been in jail in Cuba for more than four years, ends a week-long hunger strike, his lawyer says.

A Texas woman is sentenced to life in prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death with the five-inch (13cm) stiletto heel of her shoe.

Residents in northern Queensland are waking up to survey the damage after Cyclone Ita brought winds of up to 230km/h to parts of Australia.

A huge police operation to evict hundreds of families from abandoned buildings in Rio de Janeiro has ended with violent clashes and some injuries.

President Barack Obama's income fell in 2013 as sales of his books slowed but he paid a higher tax rate, documents released by the White House show.

Runners who find the considerable challenge of competing a marathon distance too easy have competed with the extra tests of sub-zero temperatures.

Britain is accused of provoking Argentina with plans to carry out military exercises in the Falkland Islands next week.