Suspected U.S. drone strike kills Al Qaeda militants in Yemen

ADEN (Reuters) - A suspected United States drone strike on a car in Yemen killed several men believed to be al Qaeda militants on Saturday, local residents said.

Chile's Bachelet takes on conservatives with plan to ease abortion ban

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, unveiled plans on Saturday to ease a complete ban on abortions in the socially conservative South American country.

U.S. general says Syrian town of Kobani taken from Islamic State

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kurdish ground forces, helped by U.S. and allied air support, have retaken the Syrian town of Kobani from Islamic State militants, U.S. Lieutenant-General James Terry said on Saturday.

No Game of Thrones book until 2016

George RR Martin's publisher says his next Game of Thrones book, The Winds of Winter, won't be released this year.

Unprecedented Security For This Sunday's Super Bowl

Washington Times: Unprecedented security: Even Super Bowl officials took ‘active shooter preparedness’ training



WNU Editor: No nightmare scenarios this Sunday please.

Man critical after Belfast shooting

A man who was shot in the head in north Belfast is in a critical condition in hospital, police say.

AirAsia captain left seat before jet lost control: sources

SINGAPORE/JAKARTA/PARIS (Reuters) - The captain of the AirAsia jet that crashed into the sea in December was out of his seat conducting an unorthodox procedure when his co-pilot apparently lost control, and by the time he returned it was too late to save the plane, two people familiar with the investigation said.

In The Margins: Crucial Election Battlegrounds

Sky's Joey Jones travels to Essex to speak to people about housing, an issue likely to be high on the agenda in the coming months.

Army Creates 'Twitter-Troops' For Digital Age

The Army hopes 77 Brigade will shape the behaviour of the enemy and local populations using non-lethal methods like social media.

Tasers 'needed for all police'

All front-line police officers should be offered a Taser to protect them against the increased terrorism threat, the head of the Police Federation says.