Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces

A Palestinian boy has been killed and another injured at the Zaatara checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.

Around 20 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army in the West Bank since June [Reuters]

The Israeli army has shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank at the Zaatara checkpoint south of Nablus city, Palestinian security officials said.

Cameroon bombs Boko Haram positions

First air strikes by Cameroon come after armed group from neighbouring Nigeria seized a military camp.

Northern towns have been deserted since October following Boko Haram attacks [Eugene Nforngwa/Al Jazeera]

Cameroon's air force has bombed Boko Haram positions in the Far North province of the country for the first time after the armed group from neighbouring Nigeria seized a military camp, the government has said.

Bishop Heather Cook admits fatal hit-and-run

Heather Cook was ordained in the Maryland diocese almost 30 years ago

Maryland's first female Episcopal bishop was the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Baltimore, the diocese says.

Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital

A healthcare worker who has just returned from West Africa has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in hospital in Glasgow.

The woman is being treated in isolation at Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow
The woman, who arrived from Sierra Leone on Sunday night, is in isolation at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital.

Mathew Knowles' reacts to backlash for selling Beyonce's memorabilia

Last week, Beyonce's father put up a garage sale in front of his office where he sold off some of Beyonce/Destiny's Child and Solange's memorabilia. After he was criticised for doing it, with many thinking he did it because he's fallen on hard times, Mathew did an interview to set the record straight. He said the reasoning behind the garage sale had nothing to do with him needing money.

Obama sorry golf schedule changed wedding location

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President Barack Obama apologized to a couple after his golf game in Hawaii forced the bride and groom to relocate their wedding Sunday.

According to a report out from Bloomberg, the couple -- both captains in the Army -- had previously invited Obama to their wedding, knowing that he'd likely return to his family's vacation spot for the holidays.

We didn’t rob; we only collected our dues - robbers tell police

Four armed robbery suspects identified as Onyenge Osanie, Azuka Eboh, Ezelonwu Michael and Afolabi Shakiru, all  pictured above who were arrested by officers of the Lagos state Police state command for looting shops and stealing from some phone dealers at the Alaba International Market in Lagos on December 20th, told the police that they did not steal from the traders but only collected their dues as the phone dealers failed to settle them after they supplied them with stolen phones.