South Africa's Zuma, responding to international concern, says media freedom not threatened

Lightning strike in Mauritania kills 4 guests attending wedding

Spanish miners endure day 9 of underground strike in dispute over pay, aid

Japan says more than 230,000 centenarians listed as alive are in fact missing or dead

Iran's president intervened in planned release of American held for more than a year

AP Interview: Yoko Ono's new art work invites viewers to seek healing amid violence

Japan wary of China's military expansion, stresses importance of US forces in regional peace

South Africa emergency official says 31 injured in train crash east of Johannesburg

Cyrus the Great artifact to go on display in Iran after tussle with British Museum

US Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho killed in apparent robbery attempt

Artists say cuts to UK culture budget will hobble British creativity, hurt arts tourism

UK justice minister says he overreacted by hiring private eye to snoop on his staff

Nature walk backfires: German's naked stroll to reduce stress sets off police manhunt instead

UN climate chief urges countries to be flexible in next month's talks in China

Swiss ponder changing tactics after 100 police can't catch 67-year-old gunman who shot officer