Twenty-one dead after China boat capsizes on Yangtze river

The Wanshenzhou 67 capsized during a test voyage

Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead after a tugboat capsized on the Yangtze river in eastern China, state media report.

Charlie Hebdo: 'Four dead' in Niger protest

Protests against the magazine have taken place across the Muslim world, including Sudan (pictured)

At least four people have been killed in violent protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Niger's second city of Zinder, officials say.

A number of churches and the French cultural centre were among several buildings raided and set alight.

US Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage

 

The court could effectively make gay marriage legal across the country

The US Supreme Court will rule this year on whether gay couples have a right to marry across all states.

Haiti: New calls for Martelly to resign as deal is announced

Demonstrators carried posters with the picture of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 

Thousands of protesters in Haiti have returned to the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, to call for President Michel Martelly's resignation.
Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd.

Mexico missing students: Guerreros Unidos gang member arrested

Relatives of the 43 students are calling for an investigation into the role of the Mexican army in the case

Police in Mexico have arrested a member of a criminal gang accused of killing 43 students in Iguala in September.

Equatorial Guinea, Congo ignite Africa

The attention of football fans all over the world will shift to Africa for the next three weeks, starting from this afternoon, as the 30th edition of the continent’s greatest showpiece -the Africa Cup of Nations- gets underway in the tiny oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.

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