US Marines were killed in an assault by insurgents on a NATO base.

Chowdhury was guilty of nine charges including murder and religious persecution.

Australia captain suffering back problem; Bailey to lead time.

Sweden is the best place to grow old and Afghanistan the worst.

Campaigners say the girl was slashed with knives and mauled by dogs.

The operation to rid Syria of chemical weapons by mid-2014 will be one of the largest and most dangerous of its kind.

12% of the world's population did not have enough food for an active and healthy life in the period 2011 to 2013.

The extent of contamination was unclear, the spokesman said, although it was not thought to be highly polluted.

Unilever's first half profits for 2013 had jumped by 14.0 percent, while sales were up 0.4 percent to $34 billion.

The four-day bloodbath at the upmarket shopping mall was brought to an end by Kenyan forces on Tuesday.