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Second major winter storm to hit East Coast

A second major winter storm will hit the East Coast with up to 12in of snow, blowing wind and bitter…

11 years ago

Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Brussels for Turkey’s EU membership talks

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Brussels for talks on Turkey's EU membership bid, amid EU concerns over…

11 years ago

Beirut explosion kills four people in Haret Hreik district

At least four people have been killed by a suspected bomb explosion in a Hezbollah stronghold in a Shia-dominated southern…

11 years ago

Nicolas Maduro accuses telenovelas of spreading anti-values

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro accuses the “telenovelas” (TV soap operas) of spreading "anti-values" to young people by glamorizing violence, guns…

11 years ago

Kenneth Bae speaks to foreign media and calls for US to secure his release

Kenneth Bae, the American citizen held for more than a year in North Korea, has spoken to foreign media, and…

11 years ago

Kim Guadagno denies Hoboken Superstorm Sandy ultimatum

Chris Christie's deputy,  Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, has denied claims that they threatened to withhold disaster funds from Hoboken, a…

11 years ago

Viktor Yanukovych agrees talks with opposition and pro-EU protesters after Kiev clashes

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed to talk with pro-EU protesters and opposition leaders after violent clashes in Kiev. Viktor…

11 years ago

Iran starts restricting uranium enrichment

Iran has started restricting its uranium enrichment, state TV says, under an agreement which will also trigger an easing of…

11 years ago

China economic growth at slowest pace since 1999

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.7% in 2013 from a year ago, the slowest pace of growth since 1999,…

11 years ago

Silvio Berlusconi returns to political stage after deal with center-left rival

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has decided to return to the centre of the political stage, striking a reform deal…

11 years ago