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Cairo bus bomb blast injures 5 in Nasr City district
At least 5 people have been injured by a bomb blast close to a bus in Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry has said. Earlier reports of...
PM Shinzo Abe visits Yasukuni shrine
China and South Korea got angry after PM Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni shrine that honors Japan's war dead, including some convicted war criminals. Shinzo Abe...
More than 500,000 households still without power in US and Canada
More than half a million households in the north-eastern US and the south-eastern Canada are still without electricity after last weekend's severe ice storm. Utility...
Bangkok protesters clash with police at Thai-Japanese stadium
Thai riot police have fired teargas at protesters trying to prevent political parties from registering for February's elections at Bangkok’s stadium. About 500 protesters tried...
Michigan and Maine power outages on Christmas Day
More than 200,000 homes and businesses remained without electric power for a fourth day in parts of Michigan and Maine. Utility crews worked through the...
Pope Francis delivers his first Urbi et Orbi address on Christmas Day
Pope Francis has urged for humanitarian aid in Syria in his first Christmas Day address – Urbi et Orbi. The pontiff told thousands of pilgrims...
Turkey corruption scandal: Zafer Caglayan and Muammer Guler resign from government
Turkey’s Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler have resigned after their sons were charged amid a corruption inquiry that has hit...
ObamaCare help offered amid run-up to deadline
The US government has offered help to people who missed the December 24 deadline to enroll for the ObamaCare. The government said anyone who failed...
Pope Francis celebrates his first Christmas Eve Mass
Pope Francis celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass since becoming pontiff St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. The pontiff once again preached the importance of...
Target data breach: Hackers stole encrypted PIN’s from consumer bank accounts
According to specialists familiar with Target security breach, the hackers who compromised up to 40 million credit cards and debit cards also managed to...
Bethlehem Christmas Eve celebration in Manger Square
Crowds of pilgrims and tourists have begun to gather in the biblical town of Bethlehem to kick off Christmas Eve celebrations. The nearby Church of...
Russia drops piracy charges against Greenpeace activist Anthony Perrett
Russian authorities have decided to drop piracy charges against the first of 30 people accused of taking part in a Greenpeace protest in the...
Mass ethnic killings in South Sudan
New evidence is emerging of alleged ethnic killings committed during more than a week of fighting in South Sudan. The violence follows a power struggle...
Edward Snowden: Mission accomplished by leaking NSA surveillance programs
In a recent interview, Edward Snowden - who leaked details of NSA electronic surveillance programs - says he's achieved his aim. "In terms of personal...
Pervez Musharraf treason trial postponed after explosives found on route to court
Pervez Musharraf’s trial has been postponed after explosives were found on his route to court in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. The special court hearing on treason...
Alan Turing pardoned after 59 years
British computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon. Queen Elizabeth II granted a rare "mercy pardon" Monday to Alan...
Target sued by 11 customers over credit card security breach
Target is being sued by at least 11 customers over a credit card security breach that saw details of more than 40 million cards...
Midwest and New England outage: Thousands of people to spend Christmas in the dark
More than 300,000 homes and businesses in Michigan, upstate New York and northern New England remained without electricity Monday morning after thick ice felled...
British Airways plane’s wing hits Johannesburg building during take off
A British Airways plane with more than 200 people on board has struck an office building while preparing to take off from the South...
Apple and China Mobile sign major iPhone deal
Apple has signed a deal to bring its iPhone to China Mobile - the world's largest carrier. China Mobile has more than 760 million subscribers...
Thailand: Protesters surround poll registration stadium
Thai anti-government protesters have surrounded the stadium where candidates were due to register to stand in February's elections. They say political reform is needed before...
Toronto ice storm brings snow and freezing rain
A massive ice storm has brought snow and freezing rain to Toronto, and to much of the east of Canada. The storm has left some...
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina freed from Russian prison under amnesty
Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina has been freed early from prison in Russia under an amnesty, her lawyer announces. Her lawyers said Maria Alyokhina was now...
Thailand: Opposition holds mass rally in Bangkok
Thailand’s opposition is to hold a mass rally in the capital Bangkok as its campaign to bring down the government of Yingluck Shinawatra continues. Protest...
Cuba: Raul Castro calls for better US relation
Cuba’s President Raul Castro has called for "civilized relations" with the US, saying the two countries should respect their differences. Raul Castro said the US...
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