U.S. Supreme Court allows gay marriage to proceed in Florida next month
Gay marriages are due to proceed in Florida next month
UN chief praises Ebola nurses, pledges support during visit
Ban Ki-moon is on his first visit to Liberia and Sierra Leone since the Ebola outbreak
Israel bombs Gaza militant base after rocket hits southern Israel
It's the first Israeli bomb attack since the end of the July-August war in Gaza
Obama signs nearly $578 billion defense bill for fiscal 2015
The bill includes about $64 billion for wars abroad
Ecuador halts environment deals with Germany over rainforest visit
Move comes after German lawmakers tried to visit an Amazon rainforest recently opened for oil production
Eight Colombian police, military killed in guerrilla attacks
The attack took place just hours before FARC rebels were to begin an indefinite ceasefire
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan war reach new high in 2014 - UN
"The situation for civilians in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly dire" - UN
UN chief, visiting Ebola region, urges respect for health rules
Traditional West African practices - such as washing the bodies of the dead by hand at funerals - have helped to spread disease
Cambodia preventing 13 Vietnamese 'Montagnards' seeking asylum - UN
UN agencies fear for health, safety of 13 people
Petrobras graft scheme benefited at least 28 politicians -paper
Scandal, which diverted an estimated 10 billion reais ($3.76 billion) from Petrobras, is expected to become biggest corruption scandal in Brazilian history