In New Year message, pope decries violence against women
Pope Francis denounces exploitation of women's bodies 'sacrificed on the profane altar of advertising, profit, pornography'
Twelve dead, several missing as Australia counts the cost of devastating bushfires
The fires have destroyed more than 4 million hectares with new blazes sparked almost daily by extremely hot and windy conditions
Bosnia indicts Serb army general over Srebrenica genocide
Bosnian Serb forces attacked Srebrenica on July 11, 1995, separated men from women and children, and killed about 8,000 Muslims, who were then buried in mass graves
Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires
The huge bushfires have destroyed more than 4 million hectares (10 million acres), with new blazes sparked into life almost daily by a three-year drought.
Islamist militants kill 18 in attack in eastern Congo
The 60-day counter-offensive has killed nearly 200 civilians
Nicaragua frees protesters who aided mothers on hunger strike
Dozens of people have been jailed, after demonstrations against President Daniel Ortega's attempt to cut welfare benefits escalated into broader protests of his rule
Shelling of Yemen's Hodeidah grain stores halts WFP milling
The war has severely hit food supplies in Yemen and millions of people are at risk of starvation in what aid agencies describe as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises
Thousands evacuated from Australian tourist haven as bushfires rage
Authorities urged an estimated 30,000 tourists to leave East Gippsland, an area half the size of Belgium
One dead, more than 2,500 evacuated as Cyclone Sarai lashes Fiji
Cyclone Sarai is expected to move into Tongan waters on Tuesday, triggering a heavy rain and flash flood warning
From newlywed to widow on a deadly morning in Mogadishu
A bomb-laden truck exploded at a busy checkpoint in the deadliest attack in Somalia in more than two years