Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from him didn't draw high enough bids.

A federal appeals court ruled that the US had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death.

Six people armed with clubs robbed a luxury watch shop in Milan, throwing petrol bombs as they made off with their loot.

"They literally were lifting walls up and kids were coming out. They pulled kids out from under cinder blocks without a scratch on them."

Paris' Notre Dame cathedral was evacauated after a well-known far-right former activist committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth.

Pakistani politician Imran Khan has been discharged from hospital after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally.

SA offered good opportunities for Canadians investors, President Jacob Zuma said after talks with Canadian Governor General David Johnston.

Five people died when a 10 metre wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen.

The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for “moral crimes” has risen dramatically in the past 18 months, says Human Rights Watch.

Israel's army and Syrian forces exchanged fire across the sensitive ceasefire line on the Golan Heights, according to a report.

Alarms had sounded as the black funnel bore down in Moore, but no one anticipated the massive destruction that left dozens of people dead.

The debate in Britain over legalising gay marriage has taken a surreal turn.

Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'as.

Hezbollah has reportedly sent new fighters into Qusayr to fight alongside pro-Assad forces in ongoing battle for the Syrian town.

Saudi Arabia executed five Yemenis and displayed their bodies in public for murder and forming a gang, the interior ministry said.

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.

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

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.