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Senator Creigh Deeds hospitalized after being assaulted at his Virginia home
Senator and former gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds has been hospitalized after being assaulted at his home in Virginia, where another person was found dead. Virginia...
OECD cuts global economic growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has cut global growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 after weak prospects in emerging markets. Global GDP...
Two explosions hit Iran’s embassy in Beirut
Two explosions have hit the Iranian embassy in Beirut in quick succession, killing at least 22 people. The Iranian cultural attaché in Lebanon, Ebrahim Ansari,...
Cyclone Cleopatra hits Sardinia killing at least 14 people
Cyclone Cleopatra, accompanied by heavy rains, has hit the Italian island of Sardinia, killing at least 14 people. A number of people are believed to...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stripped of most of his authority
The Toronto city council has decided to strip Mayor Rob Ford of most of his authority, as the embattled city leader resists growing pressure...
Dow Jones and Standard and Poor’s rise to new record high
Dow Jones index rose above 16,000 points for the first time and the broader Standard and Poor's passed through the 1,800. Traders are optimistic about...
Gunman opens fire at Liberation newspaper office in Paris
One man has been seriously injured after a gunman has opened fire inside a Paris office building housing the left-wing newspaper, Liberation. The victim was...
Abdul Qadir al-Saleh: Top Syrian rebel commander dies in Aleppo
Top Syrian rebel commander Abdul Qadir al-Saleh has died of wounds he sustained in a government air strike on a rebel-held air base near...
Fukushima nuclear plant begins fuel rod removal at Unit 4 reactor
Stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has begun removing fuel rods from a storage pond at the Unit 4 reactor building. The delicate operation is seen as...
Edward Snowden documents: Australia spied on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reportedly revealed that Australia's intelligence agencies spied on phone calls of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and...
Midwest tornadoes kill at least 6 people in Illinois
Dozens of tornadoes killed at least six people, injured many others and left devastating damage in parts of Illinois. The powerful tornadoes have swept through...
Tatarstan Airlines plane crashes at Kazan airport killing 50 people
A Russian passenger plane has crashed at Kazan airport killing at least 50 people, officials say. The Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737 had taken off from...
Pakistan government requests treason trial for Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has been asked by the government to try the former military leader Pervez Musharraf on treason charges. Pervez Musharraf is accused of...
China: Xinjiang police station attack leaves 11 dead
Two police officers and nine axe-wielding assailants have been shot dead during an attack on a police station in China's volatile western Xinjiang province,...
Vietnam floods: At least 28 people died as heavy rains hit Quang Ngai province
At least 28 people were killed, nine are missing and some 80,000 homeless since flooding and landslides hit central Vietnam on Friday. Lives were lost...
Kosovo Election 2013: Ethnic Serbs to vote again in Mitrovica
Kosovo's ethnic Serbs northern part of Mitrovica are casting their ballots again, after elections two weeks ago ended in chaos. Masked men set off tear...
Silvio Berlusconi relaunches Forza Italia party in Rome
Former PM Silvio Berlusconi has relaunched Forza Italia (Go Italy) party as his People of Freedom (PDL) party split between his supporters. "I am happy...
Kabul suicide bomb attack kills at least 10 people
At least 10 Afghans have been killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul. The bomb went off near a...
Maldives Election 2013: Abdulla Yameen wins presidential run-off vote
According to near-final results, Abdulla Yameen has won the presidential election run-off vote in the Maldives. Abdulla Yameen had 51.3% of the vote compared with...
JP Morgan agrees to pay $4.5 billion to investors
JP Morgan has agreed to pay $4.5 billion to investors who lost money on mortgage-related securities during the financial crisis. The settlement is with 21...
Mensalao scandal: Brazil starts jailing senior figures in country’s biggest corruption trial
Brazil has started to jail senior figures convicted in the “Mensalao” (big monthly allowance), the country's biggest corruption trial. The Supreme Court issued arrest orders...
Guinea Election 2013: Supreme Court upholds election results
Supreme Court in Guinea has upheld September's election results which saw President Alpha Conde's RPG party winning the most seats. Opposition parties have tried to...
Albania refuses to destroy Syrian chemical weapons on its soil
Albanian PM Edi Rama says his country will not allow the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons on its soil. Edi Rama was responding to two...
China relaxes one-child policy
China has decided to relax its policy of restricting most couples to having only a single child, state media announces. In future, families will be...
European Commission warns Italy and Spain over 2014 draft budgets
The European Commission has warned Italy and Spain that their draft budgets for 2014 may not comply with new eurozone debt and deficit rules. The...
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