President Jacob Zuma sent condolences to the US after a tornado killed at least 51 people in Oklahoma City.

Thirteen people were killed and 20 others were missing after a blast at an explosives plant in China.

The Vatican has poured cold water on reports that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a boy in a wheelchair.

Israeli soldiers have “returned precise fire” at a target across the Syrian frontier in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights.

A White House spokesman has revealed how President Barack Obama was kept in the dark about the results of the IRS probe.

Guatemala's Constitutional Court has struck down former dictator Efrain Rios Montt’s conviction for genocide and war crimes.

American Secretary of State John Kerry has voiced concern about the rising tide of anti-Semitism around the world.

US President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster area in Oklahoma City after the monster tornado there.

Two microscope slides bearing the blood of Mahatma Gandhi are going on sale in London.

The opposition Labour Party has helped British Prime Minister David Cameron see off a “wrecking amendment” that threatened his gay marriage bill.

Barack Obama's administration has given the Pentagon control of some drone operations currently run by the CIA.

Arizona jurors have to decide whether convicted killer Jodi Arias will get the death penalty for her lover’s brutal slaying.

United States President Barack Obama has expressed concern about Hezbollah’s role in Syria’s civil war.

Barack Obama supports Thein Sein’s drive to reform Myanmar - but has warned that the violence against Muslims must stop.

Thousands of New Yorkers have taken to the streets after the fatal shooting of a gay man in Greenwich Village.

Two dozen children are believed to be trapped in the rubble of their school after the devastating tornado in Oklahoma.

A powerful tornado pulverised an Oklahoma City suburb, hitting at least two schools and wiping out blocks of homes.

Thirty-seven people were killed as a powerful tornado wiped out blocks of homes in the Oklahoma suburb of Moore.

Qatar's emir said the emergence of 'people power' had put Arabs in direct confrontation with Israel and made a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more pressing.

A man climbed onto a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica and unfurled a banner protesting against a “political horror show.”