China's fallen politician Bo Xilai left a timebomb as a parting gift for the Communist Party leadership that threw him out -- the smoldering demands for redress from the many

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi dismissed Cairo's two top generals and quashed a military order that had curbed the new leader's powers, in a move that further stamped his authority

The London 2012 Olympics comes to an end with a glitzy closing ceremony. Follow the event with this live blog.

The outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda appears to be under control, says the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Camels from Sudan and Somalia are led across Egypt’s deserts, where they are sold for meat or pressed into service hauling tourists around ancient tombs and temples. But one part of the camel is often overlooked: Its salty milk may help in controlling diabetes.

Days after Greece rounded up 6,000 migrants, France begins smashing Roma gipsy camps and deporting hundreds of illegal immigrants.

Seventy members of an Islamist sect who have been living in an underground bunker without heat or sunlight for nearly a decade have been discovered living on the outskirts of the city

Like many famous works of art before it, a colorful mural that dominates a park across from Boston's main train station has stirred some controversy.The 70-foot-by-70-foot (21-metre-by-21-metre)

South-African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh, who won a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, admitted to cheating recently.

Mt Tongariro on the North Island erupts for first time in 115 years, blanketing wide area with ash but causing no injuries