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Dominique Strauss-Kahn goes on trial on prostitution chargesThe once-promising political career of the former IMF head was derailed by allegations of sexual assault and prostitution solicitation. He now faces trial for his alleged crimes.
New video purports to show Jordanian pilot burned to death by IS militantsThe latest video emerged three days after Japanese journalist Kenji Goto was purportedly beheaded by the militants.
Netanyahu says UN should scrap Gaza war probe by 'anti-Israeli body'The UN commission chief, Canadian law professor William Schabas, resigned Monday following an official Israeli complaint that he was biased against the country.
Cuba: Photos of Fidel Castro published for first time in five monthsCastro's public appearances and statements have diminished sharply since he stepped down from duties as president in 2006. These are the first photos released since August.
Al-Jazeera reporter Greste has mixed feelings after release, colleagues remain jailed in EgyptPeter Greste told Al-Jazeera English he experienced a 'real mix of emotions' when he was freed Sunday because fellow journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed remained imprisoned on terrorism charges and for spreading false information.
UN top court ruled Serbia, Croatia did not commit genocide in 1990sThe ruling could help put to rest lingering animosities between the Balkan neighbors.
Australia stocks jump, currency slumps after rate cut'In Australia the available information suggests that growth is continuing at a below-trend pace, with domestic demand growth overall quite weak,' Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens said.
Japan's Abe defends terror policy after tragic ending to Islamic State hostage crisisThe hostage crisis came to a grisly end with news early Sunday that journalist Kenji Goto had been murdered by the extremists.
China executes father-daughter duo over McDonald's murderA woman was killed last May in the eastern province of Shandong by members of the Church of Almighty God, which had preached that a global apocalypse would take place in 2012.
Prosecutors seek jail for former Korean Air exec who 'threw nutty' over nutsThe incident touched a nerve in South Korea, where the economy is dominated by family-run conglomerates known as chaebol that often act above the law.
- Why a 4-year-old tweet by Kenji Goto is going viral
A 2010 tweet by Kenji Goto seems to sum up the character of the Japanese journalist who was beheaded by Islamic State extremists.
Egyptian court sentences 183 to death for police station attackThe charges are related to the bloody August 2013 ransacking of a police station in the village of Kerdassah, near Cairo.
Japan reels as reporter killed by ISISAcross Japan, citizens have mourned Kenji Goto, executed after being captured by the Islamic State.
- World airline officials meeting in Montreal on safety
The International Civil Aviation Organization has called only the second high-level safety meeting in its history after a disastrous year in aviation safety.
Umbrellas aloft, thousands march for democracy in Hong KongSunday's protest march was the first since mass demonstrations last year shone a spotlight on dissatisfaction among young voters in Hong Kong. Beijing insists on vetting candidates who stand for the city-state's top executive position.
- ISIS video shows beheading of Japanese journalist
The video has not yet been confirmed, but it matches similar videos and appears to show the killing of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist held hostage by the Islamic State.
Islamic State admits defeat in KobaniIslamic State fighters blamed U.S. airstrikes and Kurdish troops for forcing their withdrawal from the Syrian town. It is one of their first acknowledgments of defeat.
More than 100,000 march in support of left-wing Spanish partyThe police estimated the crowd in support of Podemos at 100,000; supporters said the numbers in Madrid were closer to 300,000, fed up with the current parties in Spanish politics.
Government supporters in Ukraine flee town as rebels advanceRebel advances in the Donetsk region are forcing evacuations, including in Debaltseve.
- Italians choose judge as president in third vote
Sergio Mattarella is a justice of the Constitutional Court; the choice of the coalition government, he is widely respected.
