California city of Stockton has become the most populous US city ever to enter bankruptcy protection after a judge has…
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President JFK, has been asked by President Barack Obama to be the US ambassador to…
The North Korean parliament has today endorsed plans to give nuclear weapons greater prominence in the country's defences. North Korea’s…
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has announced a decision to free all political prisoners in the country. In a speech at…
The Russian government has announced it will not compensate its citizens who have lost money in the Cyprus banking crisis.…
South Korea has pledged a "strong response" to North Korea's aggressions, amid high tensions on the peninsula. Speaking to defence…
India's Supreme Court has rejected a plea by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to patent an updated version of its cancer drug,…
Pope Francis has delivered his first Easter Sunday message since being elected with a passionate plea for peace. The newly-elected…
Mali’s army has been fighting Islamist rebels in the northern city of Timbuktu after a suicide bomber attempted to attack…
Churches across South Africa are holding prayers for former President Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for four days…