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Typhoon Haiyan death toll rises to 3,621 in Philippines
According to Philippine officials, the number of people confirmed dead from Typhoon Haiyan now stands at 3,621. UN and local agencies have issued conflicting tolls,...
Gambia cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan
Gambia has announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan. President Yahya Jammeh's office said the move was for reasons of "national strategic interest". Gambia...
Seized ivory crushed at National Wildlife Property Repository in Colorado
More than 6 tons of seized ivory including tusks, carvings and jewellery have been crushed in Colorado. Thousands of items accumulated over the past 25...
Nicolas Maduro nears special powers as Venezuela’s president
Venezuela's National Assembly has helped President Nicolas Maduro to move closer to decree powers. Under the new measures Venezuela’s president would be able to govern...
Volkswagen to recall 2.6 million cars worldwide
Volkswagen has announced a recall of about 2.6 million cars worldwide, including 640,000 in China, a crucial growth market. The recall affects a range of...
Ireland to exit bailout in December, without seeking precautionary funding
Ireland is to make a clean break from its 3-year 85 billion euro bailout programme in December, without seeking precautionary funding. Irish PM Enda Kenny...
Europe to allow electronics use during take-off and landing
Europe has decided to relax rules about the use of electronics during flights, paving the way for devices to be used during take-off and...
Eurozone economy grew by just 0.1% in Q3 2013
Eurozone’s economy grew by just 0.1% in Q3 2013, down from 0.3% growth in the previous quarter. The figure marks just the second quarter of...
Christian Wulff goes on trial over receiving and granting favors in office
Former German President Christian Wulff will go on trial today over receiving and granting favors in office. Christian Wulff, 54, is alleged to have accepted...
ObamaCare: Only 27,000 Americans enrolled for health insurance in first month
Only 27,000 Americans enrolled for health insurance through its troubled federal website in the first month, the Obama administration has said. About 106,000 people were...
Typhoon Haiyan affected 11 million people in Philippines
Philippines’ government says it is facing its biggest ever logistical challenge after Typhoon Haiyan, which affected as many as 11 million people. Cabinet Secretary Rene...
Boko Haram to be named as terrorist organization by US
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram is to be named as a foreign terrorist organization by the US state department. The move, expected to take...
Tropical Cyclone 03A kills at least 140 people in north-eastern Somalia
Tropical Cyclone 03A that hit Somalia's north-eastern Puntland region at the weekend has killed at least 140 people, and the number could rise to...
Ukraine’s bill allowing Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical treatment abroad fails
The Ukraine's parliament vote, on which hangs the fate of both jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and the country's EU hopes, looks like it...
China Third Plenum unveils key reforms
China has unveiled a series of reforms aimed at overhauling its economy over the next decade. In a statement issued after a closed-door summit, the...
Starbucks to pay $2.76 billion to Kraft Foods in a dispute over packaged coffee
Starbucks has to pay $2.76 billion in damages and other costs to Kraft Foods in a dispute over packaged coffee, an independent US arbitrator...
One World Trade Center declared tallest building in US
New York City's newly erected One World Trade Center has been declared the tallest building in the US, at 1,776 ft (541 m). The Height...
EU Budget 2014: Negotiators agree on next year’s spending
Negotiators in Brussels have clinched a deal on the 2014 EU budget after a night of hard talks, cutting spending by about 6% compared...
Egypt worst country in Arab women’s rights
According to a poll of gender experts, Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world. The study found s**ual harassment,...
Typhoon Haiyan: US and UK warships head to Philippines as UN appeals for aid
UK and US ships were heading to the Philippines as the UN appealed for aid amid the large-scale devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The US...
Bulgaria: Sofia University locked-up as anti-government unrest continues
Bulgarian students have chained the doors of Sofia University as anti-government unrest continues. After occupying a lecture hall for nearly three weeks, they declared "total...
Typhoon Haiyan: President Benigno Aquino declares state of national calamity in Philippines
President Benigno Aquino has declared a state of national calamity in Philippines in order to speed relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan. In a...
North Korea publicly executes 80 people for watching South Korean TV dramas
A South Korean newspaper reported on Monday that North Korea publicly executed around 80 people earlier this month, many for watching smuggled South Korean...
Bo Xilai supporters set up Zhi Xian Party in China
Supporters of Chinese politician Bo Xilai have set up a political party, and made Bo the party chairman. Wang Zheng said she was inspired to...
Sochi 2014 Olympic torch returns to Earth after its first spacewalk
Soyuz capsule carrying the Sochi 2014 Olympic torch has returned to Earth after it was taken on its first spacewalk as part of the...
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