President Zuma celebrates fifth wedding

Jacob Zuma and his latest bride, Tobeka Madiba, were married in a traditional ceremony with 2,000 guests in KwaZulu-Natal

Troubles in Yemen now impossible to ignore

The failed airliner attack has highlighted the nation's problems, but in reality it has been a terror threat for ten years

‘Bad guys’ make it difficult to shut Guantánamo

Of the 198 detainees still in the American prison, nearly half are from Yemen, which is becoming al-Qaeda's new operating base

Bankrupt Yemen ‘can survive for only a year’

The Government, weakened by corruption and two wars, is nearing an economic meltdown which will be a boost for militants

Lottery winner’s son to join Helmand comrades

Corporal Dan Scadding, whose father won £45.6 million, said that he'd rather be in the military than in the money

American students were ‘on jihad mission’

One of five Americans accused of plotting terror attacks in Pakistan claims the group wanted to wage jihad in Afghanistan

There's probably more to come

The big freeze seems to defy all the logic of a warming world, but this is just part of the wild fluctuations that can happen naturally

Arctic freeze wreaks havoc across the planet

Gobal sweep of extreme cold and ice kills dozens in India, paralyses life in Beijing and threatens the Florida orange crop

Dubai renames tallest tower after ruler of Abu Dhabi

Humiliation for emirate at launch of Burj as it names skyscraper after President of neighbour that bailed out city-state

Yemeni forces 'shoot al-Qaeda militants'

Fighters linked to failed Christmas bombing killed, as former World Bank expert warns that country is on brink of failure

Cleric's release may end Iraq hostage saga

A militant cleric has been freed from jail in Baghdad, raising hopes his terror group will release body of Alan McMenemy

President Jacob Zuma weds for a fifth time

Polygamous South African leader presents country with its third first lady, wedding Tobeka Madiba in a tribal ceremony

Asia suffers its worst winter in 60 years

Roads closed and flights halted in Korea and China, and dozens die in northern India, in most severe winter for decades

Tougher screening of US-bound suspect flights

Passengers flying to the US will undergo tougher screening measures plus extra tight security from "terror linked" countries

Natural disaster declared in Australian towns

Days of heavy rains force thousands to evacuate for higher ground as river threatens to breach local levees in outback town

Five US Muslims to appear in Pakistan court

US men suspected of plotting attacks in Pakistan face life sentences on terror charges when they appear in court on Monday

Eighth spy killed in CIA attack a Jordanian

Partnership between US and Jordanian spy services exposed as identity of eighth man killed in attack on CIA base is revealed