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Jang Sung-taek execution rekindles fears of instability in North Korea
Jang Sung-taek’s execution in North Korea has rekindled fears of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed state. South Korean defense chief Kim Kawn-jin promised "heightened readiness"...
Nelson Mandela funeral: Lying in state ends with final rush from hundreds of people
Hundreds of people pushed through police lines in a last-ditch bid to see Nelson Mandela lying in state in South Africa’s capital Pretoria. They were...
Colorado school shooting: Arapahoe High School gunman dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound
A student at Arapahoe High School in Colorado shot and wounded another student before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police have said. The...
Nelson Mandela funeral: South Africans warned not to join queue at Union Buildings
South African government has warned people not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already...
Robert Levinson: Ex-FBI agent captive in Iran working for CIA
Ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who is believed to have been held in Iran for the last seven years, was working for the CIA on...
Winter storm hits Jerusalem and occupied West Bank
A rare snowstorm has hit Jerusalem area and parts of the occupied West Bank, choking off the city and stranding hundreds in vehicles on...
Jang Sung-taek executed for treachery in North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Sung-taek, has been executed after being purged for "acts of treachery", state media say. Jang Sung-taek was dramatically...
Abdul Kader Mullah hanged for war crimes in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah, who was convicted of atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan, has been executed in...
Spain to block Catalonia independence referendum
Spain’s government has vowed to block plans by parties in Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence on November 9, 2014. "The poll will not...
Catherine Ashton: Viktor Yanukovych intends to sign EU deal
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has announced that Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych intends to sign a deal on closer EU ties after all. Baroness...
Abdul Kader Mullah’s death sentence upheld by Bangladesh’s Supreme Court
The death sentence of Bangladeshi Islamist leader Abdul Kader Mullah has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The judge dismissed his appeal, saying it paves...
Boeing 737 MAX replaces Air Canada’s Airbus fleet
Air Canada has ordered 61 Boeing 737 MAX planes worth $6.5 billion at list prices, a big win for the aircraft maker over its...
Abhisit Vejjajiva: Former Thai PM charged with murder in connection with 2010 protests
Former Thailand’s PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has been formally charged with murder in connection with a crackdown on demonstrators in 2010. More than 90 people died...
Winter storm hits Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon
Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon have been hit by a fierce winter storm, the UN say. There has been snow, rain, high winds and freezing...
Mexico to open state-run oil fields to foreign investment for first time in 75 years
Mexico's Senate has approved a measure to open the state-run oil fields to foreign investment for the first time in 75 years. The measure would...
US and UK suspend non-lethal assistance for Syrian rebels
The US and UK have decided to suspend all "non-lethal assistance" for Syrian rebels. A US embassy spokesman in Ankara said the decision was made...
Pope Francis named Person of the Year 2013 by Time magazine
Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year 2013 by Time magazine after only nine months in office. The Pope had pulled "the papacy...
Ukraine protests: Clashes erupt at Kiev’s City Hall
Clashes have erupted between Ukrainian protesters and riot police outside city hall in Kiev. The clashes follow a night of scuffles and a stand-off after...
Nelson Mandela’s coffin goes on public view at Union Buildings in Pretoria
Nelson Mandela’s coffin arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where his remanis will lie in state for three days. The former South African president’s...
US Congress budget committee reaches agreement to fund federal services
The US Congress budget committee has reached an agreement to fund federal services, after October government shutdown. The proposed deal finances the government for two...
Barack Obama and Raul Castro’s handshake at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service was unplanned
The White House said President Barack Obama and Cuba’s President Raul Castro's handshake at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was unplanned. White House aide Ben Rhodes...
Jean-Claude Mas sentenced to four years in prison for fraud
Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of French company PIP, which distributed defective breast implants around the world, has been sentenced to four years in prison...
Mary Barra becomes first female CEO in US car industry
General Motors has promoted product development chief Mary Barra to the post of CEO. Mary Barra replaces Daniel Akerson, and is the first woman to...
Nelson Mandela funeral: World leaders at memorial service in Johannesburg
Thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for Nelson Mandela. The service is being held in front...
Juscelino Kubitschek murdered by Brazil’s military regime
Brazil’s ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek was murdered by the 1970s military regime, an investigative commission has found. The Sao Paulo truth commission, a group of councilors...
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