At least 79 people are dead and 149 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, according to a government official.
Australian officials are pushing ahead with Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks display despite more than a quarter of a million people signing a petition calling for the event to be scrapped.
Australia's bush fires are having a devastating effect on koalas, which are a symbol of the nation. CNN's Natalie Allen reports the animals are being particularly hit hard in New South Wales as their habitats are destroyed.
Britain's competition regulator is escalating its investigation into whether Amazon's planned investment in UK food delivery company Deliveroo would reduce competition and harm consumers.
An old garment depot that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and provided temporary shelter to victims within its concrete walls, could be partially demolished by local authorities 75 years later.
The number of people confirmed dead since Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines on Christmas Eve has risen to 28, as thousands of people affected by the storm remain in temporary evacuation shelters, authorities said Friday.
If you're going to buy an old car do it for love, not to make money. But if you can get some money out of it, too, while having fun driving your investment, that's awesome. The collector car experts at Hagerty have, helpfully, put together a list of affordable cars that they think are great to buy now as investments — and for fun.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has said one of his employees was "kidnapped" from his Moscow apartment and sent to a remote Arctic military base, amid a year-end crackdown ahead of Russian holidays.
It has been a tumultuous and unsettling year for Britain's royals. Feuds were exposed, family members withdrew from public life and the Queen was even dragged into the heart of the country's political crisis.