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Putin, Poroshenko discuss possible Ukraine ceasefire
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko on Friday held their first face-to-face talks on the sidelines of a D-Day ...Dutch forensic scientists discover how to date fingerprints
Dutch forensic experts say they have discovered how to accurately date fingerprints, a breakthrough that could one day let police date crime ...Gunman kills three police officers in Canada
Three police officers were shot dead and two others injured on Wednesday in a rare case of gun violence in the east ...G7 warns Russia of sanctions over Ukraine
Leaders of the G7 industrial nations meeting in Brussels say they are prepared to impose further sanctions on Russia over its actions ...Maria Sharapova makes it back to French Open final
For the third straight year, Maria Sharapova will play in the French Open final.Ebola death toll hits 208 in Guinea
Some 208 people have now died from the Ebola virus in Guinea after a deadly spike in recent days, the World Health ...Obama: No apology for deal to free Bergdahl
US President Barack Obama said he makes “no apologies” for the Taliban prisoner exchange that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan.Hundreds break out of DRCongo jail
At least six two people were killed on Thursday when 301 inmates staged a dawn jailbreak from an eastern Democratic Republic of ...Boko Haram kills dozens in assault on Nigerian villages
Forty-five people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near the group\'s spiritual home in ...Security tight in Beijing on Tiananmen Square anniversary
China has boosted security in Beijing ahead of the 25th anniversary of the suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.