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Barack Obama defends NSA’s PRISM data-mining program and phone spying
President Barack Obama delivered a passionate defense on Friday of National Security Agency (NSA) programs that secretly acquire information about Americans' phone calls, saying...
Budapest flood: Hungary Danube set for record high this weekend
People in Hungary have been warned to prepare for their country's worst floods ever as the Danube is set to reach record levels this...
North Korea to restore hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex
North Korea has announced it will restore the key hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex, as the two countries discuss where to...
James Clapper defends Prism and phone surveillance
James Clapper, director of US National Intelligence, has strongly defended government surveillance programmes after revelations of phone records being collected and internet servers being...
Vladimir Putin confirms divorce from Lyudmila Putina
Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Putina have announced their marriage is over. The Russian president and his wife, who had been married for 30...
Syrian army takes control of UN-monitored crossing in Golan Heights
According to Israeli military sources, the Syrian army has taken control of an UN-monitored crossing in the Golan Heights that had been overrun by...
Philadelphia building collapse kills six on 22nd and Market streets
At least six people have died and other 14 have been hurt after a building collapsed in the centre of the city of Philadelphia,...
Paris Jackson suicide attempt: Michael Jackson’s daughter hospitalized after cutting her wrists
Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson’s daughter, has been hospitalized early Wednesday morning, TMZ has reported. Paris Jackson, 15, Michael Jackson’s only daughter, may have been attempting...
Janez Jansa: Slovenia’s former prime minister convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison
Janez Jansa, the two-time prime minister of Slovenia, has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison. Janez Jansa was accused of...
Turkey protests: Activists demand sacking of police chiefs in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities
Turkish protesters have demanded the sacking of police chiefs in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities over their forces' violent responses to demonstrations. They also rejected...
Susan Rice to become Barack Obama’s national security adviser replacing Tom Donilon
Susan Rice, the US ambassador at the UN, is to become President Barack Obama's national security adviser, officials say. Susan Rice will replace Tom Donilon,...
Dresden evacuations as floodwater continues to threaten Germany, Austria and Czech Republic
Some 600 people have been evacuated in the German city of Dresden as Central Europe floodwater continues to threaten parts of southern Germany, Austria...
Syrian army retakes full control of strategic town of Qusair
Syrian army has taken full control of the strategic town of Qusair, state TV and the rebels say. Qusair, near the Lebanese border, has been...
North Korea reactivates facilities at Yongbyon nuclear reactor
North Korea is reactivating facilities at its moth-balled Yongbyon nuclear reactor, a US think-tank says. Start-up could be one to two months away, it said,...
Central Europe flood: Thousands of people flee their homes in Austria, Germany and Czech Republic
Deadly flood waters continue to rise across central Europe and thousands of people have alredy fled their homes in the region. Emergency operations are under...
Turkey protests: No Turkish Spring, says PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the continuing anti-government protests in Istanbul and across the country do not constitute a “Turkish Spring”. At a news...
China: At least 112 people killed in a fire at poultry processing plant in Dehui
At least 112 people have been killed in a fire at a poultry processing plant in China, according to officials. The fire broke out at...
Turkey protests: Clashes break out near PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office
Tens of thousands of Turks have staged a third day of protests across the country with police again using tear gas and water cannon...
High flood alert across Central Europe
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated across southern Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland as rivers reach dangerously high levels. The Czech capital Prague...
Turkey protests: Thousands of protesters return to Istanbul and Ankara streets after 1,700 arrests
Turkish protesters have returned to the streets of Istanbul and capital Ankara after two days of unrest that have seen more than 1,700 arrests. Largely...
Michael Adebolajo charged with murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich attack
Michael Adebolajo has been charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London, on May 22. Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex,...
Al-Qaeda chemical weapons plot uncovered in Iraq
Iraqi authorities say they have uncovered an al-Qaeda plot to use chemical weapons, as well as to smuggle them to Europe and North America. Iraqi...
New Oklahoma tornadoes kill five people in Moore
A new series of tornadoes has swept through the state of Oklahoma, killing at least five people, including a mother and child, officials say. The...
Istanbul: Taksim Gezi Park protesters attacked by police with tear gas and water cannon
Turkish police have used tear gas and water cannon against protesters occupying Gezi Park in central Istanbul. Scores of people have suffered injuries, several of...
Ricin letter sent to Barack Obama similar to Michael Bloomberg threats
A suspicious letter sent to President Barack Obama was intercepted by the Secret Service. The Secret Service said the letter was "similar" to two ricin poisoned letters...
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