Ukraine rally turns violent
5:40am Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state, was rushed through parliament last week.
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Image of alleged grenade-thrower emerges
LINDSAY MURDOCH 5:31am Police say closed circuit television has captured the moment an attacker threw a grenade into a crowd of anti-government protesters in central Bangkok, injuring 28 people, seven of them seriously.
US probes if Russia behind Snowden leaks
6:44am The head of the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Sunday he is investigating whether former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden had help from Russia in stealing and revealing US government secrets.
Iraqi army launches operation in Ramadi
6:27am The Iraqi army has launched a major operation on the crisis-hit city of Ramadi, swathes of which have for weeks been controlled by anti-government fighters, officials say.
Obama: Some dislike me because I'm black
5:49am President Barack Obama said that racial tensions may have softened his popularity among white voters within the last two years, according to a story posted on the New Yorker magazine's website.
Russia not sharing info on Sochi safety
6:00am Russia's security services have not fully shared information that US officials need to protect American athletes in the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics, some US lawmakers said on Sunday.
Gay Russian protester held at Olympic relay
6:57am A gay Russian protester was detained on Saturday for unfurling a rainbow flag during the Olympic torch relay as it passed through his hometown of Voronezh, 910 kilometers north of Sochi, where the games will begin February 7.
Fresh charges against Egypt's Mohamed Mursi
6:10am Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi and 24 others, including top activists who opposed him and his predecessor, will stand trial for insulting the judiciary, state media and judicial sources say.
Fresh scandal for New Jersey Governor
Crisis - and sexist attacks - continue
Syrian opposition votes to join peace talks
South Sudan ready to sign ceasefire
BBC staff turned 'blind eye' to Savile victims
Deadly ambush hints at change for foreigners
Death of Tharoor's wife 'unnatural': doctors
Hollande's partner leaves hospital
Piranha-like fish attack 10 in Argentine river
Putin tells gays to 'leave children alone'
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Two children killed in 'exorcism' in US
9:44am Police charged two women on Saturday in the deaths of two children in Maryland, saying the women believed they were performing an exorcism.
Netherlands reduces gas output after tremors increase
8:03am The Netherlands will cut gas production at Groningen, the largest gas field in western Europe, by about a quarter over the next three years, after public concerns over earth tremors in the area.
Feeding the world's population getting tougher as climate changes, other threats mount
7:52am Efforts to rid the world of hunger face 'immense challenges' as farmers deal with resource scarcity, climate change and loss of soil fertility, agriculture ministers from 65 countries said.
Boy, 7, suffocates after beach sand hole collapses
7:40am A seven-year-old boy has died at a New Zealand beach after a hole in the sand collapsed on him and suffocated him.
UK party suspends councillor who claimed floods linked to gay marriage
9:27am The UK Independence Party has suspended a councillor who claimed recent floods were the result of the British government's decision to legalise gay marriage.
Botched Dennis McGuire execution exposes US death penalty drug shortage
NICK O'MALLEY 9:14pm Reporter Alan Johnson has witnessed 19 executions, but the killing of the murderer and rapist Dennis McGuire in Ohio last Thursday, he says, was different.
Second blast injures 28 in Bangkok protest
LINDSAY MURDOCH 2:02am Twenty-eight people were wounded, seven of them seriously, in a blast at an anti-government protest on Sunday afternoon, the second daylight attack using explosives in 48 hours in the Thai capital.
Indonesia to free drug convict Frenchman
7:23pm Indonesian authorities have approved the parole of a Frenchman jailed 14 years ago for drug smuggling and he could be released in days, an official says.
Rodman 'checks into US alcohol rehab'
4:41pm Former basketball star Dennis Rodman, facing a backlash for a series of visits to North Korea, has checked himself into an alcohol-rehab facility, US media report.
Sand hole suffocates boy at beach
CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 4:23pm A seven-year-old boy has been suffocated after a hole he was digging at a beach in New Zealand's north collapsed on top of him.
Madonna apologises for racial slur
3:37pm Madonna is apologising for using a racial slur to refer to her white son on Instagram.
'Social' smokers warned of risks
3:05pm Almost a quarter of British smokers say they only have a social habit despite the fact many smoke six to 20 cigarettes a day.
Pregnant nun shocks church
CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 2:44pm A nun who kept her pregnancy a secret has shocked the Roman Catholic Church by giving birth to a baby boy and naming him Francesco in honour of the Pope.
BBC staff had 'blind eye' for Savile abuse
2:11pm BBC staff turned a blind eye to the sexual abuse by star presenter Jimmy Savile of up to 1000 girls and boys in the corporation's changing rooms and studios.
Stampede kills at least 18 Indian mourners
2:47pm Devotees of spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin were crushed as crowds surged to a late-night viewing of his body before burial.
Egypt poll: 98 per cent vote 'yes' for new constitution
David Kirkpatrick Near-unanimous response from democracy supporters opens the way for military leader General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to seek presidency before parliamentary elections.
