A gas cloud is being sucked towards the black hole at the heart of our galaxy, giving astronomers a rare viewing opportunity.

The US describes new Chinese rules on fishing access to disputed areas of the South China Sea as "provocative and potentially dangerous".

Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has been named the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Footballer of the Year.

A lightning strike kills three people and injures more than 20 others on a beach in Argentina.

Syrian government forces reportedly kill dozens of rebels who were trying to break a siege of parts of the central city of Homs.

Washington expresses concern about a plan by the Afghan government to release scores of prisoners considered by the US to be dangerous.

The entire transitional council of the Central African Republic (CAR) has flown to Chad to attend a summit aimed at restoring peace in the country.

A US government review panel decides a Yemeni man detained at Guantanamo Bay for more than a decade can be released.