Roadblocks around a Kenyan village said to have been surrounded by a militia are removed, allowing food supplies in for the first time in days.

Plans to allow mobile phone calls on commercial flights have met opposition from passengers who value peace and quiet in the skies.

At least 27 people are killed and dozens more injured in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq, officials say.

At least 24 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police and medics say.

Syrian peace talks planned for January are the "best opportunity" to form a transitional government, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

Authorities in Steubenville, Ohio, say four school officials broke the law to protect two teenage footballers accused of raping a 16-year-old girl.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych defends his move to put on hold a historic deal with the EU, amid continuing mass protest rallies.

Ukraine's president calls for calm after clashes between police and protesters angry over a decision to abandon a historic deal with the EU.