A statement issued after a two-day summit in Chad over violence in the CAR says president and Seleka leader Michel Djotodia has resigned.
Civil war looms after rebels spurn a proposal to end the violence raging across South Sudan.
After coming under criticism for having a lack of diversity in its female cast, "Saturday Night Live" has cast comedian Sasheer Zamata.
Dennis Rodman has led a group singing of "Happy Birthday" to Kim Jong-Un after causing an outcry over comments made about a captured US missionary.
Four passengers have burned to death while 19 others died of suffocation after a fire engulfed three coaches of a train heading out of Mumbai.
Michael Schumacher’s condition remains stable but critical, the hospital says, eight days after he suffered brain injuries in a skiing accident.
The condition of Israeli former prime minister Ariel Sharon, who has been in a coma since 2006, continues to decline, says a hospital official.
A building collapse, which has left 15 people dead in the resort state of Goa, has drawn attention to safety standards amid India’s construction boom.
Two HIV positive patients, believed to have been cured, have tested positive again but scientists say they are inspired to continue research.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has made reference to the execution of his uncle in a New Year’s address, saying the ruling party became stronger.