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GOCE satellite re-enters Earth’s atmosphere
GOCE satellite has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, burning up in the process. Early estimates suggested any surviving debris of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellite...
Bank of America to pay $864 million in compensation for losses over home loans
The US government is seeking $864 million in compensation from Bank of America for losses over home loans sold to it by the bank's...
Typhoon Haiyan may have killed 10,000 people in Tacloban
According to Philippine officials, around 10,000 people may have died in just one area hit by Typhoon Haiyan. Typhoon Haiyan - one of the worst...
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner allowed to return to work
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has received medical clearance from doctors to return to work. A month ago Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner underwent surgery...
USS Gerald R. Ford: US Navy christens its first Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
The US Navy has christened USS Gerald R. Ford - the first of its new Ford-class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The new super-carrier, which is...
Iran nuclear talks break without agreement in Geneva
Talks between Iran and world powers in Geneva have failed to reach an agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton told...
Maldives Election 2013: Supreme Court suspends presidential run-off
The Maldivian Supreme Court has suspended the presidential election run-off, after protests from a candidate. On Saturday, ex-President Mohamed Nasheed polled nearly 47%, just short...
Typhoon Haiyan death toll rises to 1,200 in Philippines
Red Cross officials estimate that at least 1,200 people were killed by Typhoon Haiyan, the largest storm ever to make landfall in Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro orders Daka shops seizure
President Nicolas Maduro has ordered their seizure of Daka chain of shops in Venezuela. Hundreds of bargain hunters flocked to Daka shops hoping to find...
Sochi Olympic torch in first spacewalk
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazansky are taking the torch for the Sochi Winter Olympics on its first historic spacewalk, ahead of next...
Maldives Election 2013: Voters to elect a new president after two attempts fail
Maldivian voters are going to the polls to elect a president after two previous attempts failed. Candidates came to a last-minute agreement earlier this week...
Typhoon Haiyan kills more than 120 people in Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan has killed more than 120 people in the Philippines, after it passed through the country on Friday. Aviation officials said 100 bodies were...
UNESCO suspends US voting rights
UNESCO has suspended US voting rights after Washington skipped a deadline for paying its dues. The US stopped its contributions - which made up about...
Spain frees nine Eta militants
Spain's top criminal court has ordered the release of nine jailed militants from the ETA Basque separatist group. The Audiencia Nacional's decision follows a European...
US economy added 204,000 jobs in October 2013
According to the latest figures from the Labor Department, the US economy added a better-than-expected 204,000 jobs in October. There had been fears that the...
Standard and Poor’s downgrades France’s credit rating to AA
S&P has cut France's credit rating to AA from AA+. The move comes almost two years after France lost its top-rated AAA status. S&P said it...
Typhoon Haiyan hits central Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan has hit the central Philippines with sustained winds of 146 mph. Meteorologists say that if initial estimates based on satellite images are borne...
ObamaCare: Barack Obama apologizes for Americans losing health coverage
President Barack Obama has apologized to Americans whose health insurance plans have been cancelled as a result of his signature health law. In recent weeks,...
Yasser Arafat polonium poisoning confirmed
Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had high levels of radioactive polonium in his body, Swiss scientists have confirmed. However, they could not say whether polonium...
Twitter IPO: Shares jump to $45.1 each in first minutes of NYSE trading
Twitter’s shares opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the NYSE. That is a 73% jump from the initial asking price...
Mullah Fazlullah named as Pakistan’s Taliban new leader
Mullah Fazlullah has been named as Pakistan’s Taliban new leader, after the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone attack, a spokesman has said. Mullah...
Congo: M23 rebel commander Sultani Makenga surrenders in Uganda
Sultani Makenga - the commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - has surrendered in Uganda, new reports...
Greece: ERT headquarters cleared by riot police using tear gas
The headquarters of Greece’s former state broadcaster ERT have been cleared by riot police, using tear gas to gain entry and arresting several people. Police...
Pervez Musharraf released from house arrest after six months
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been released from house arrest and is free to move around the country, prison officials say. It comes...
Twitter shares priced at $26 each ahead of its debut on NYSE
Twitter shares have been priced at $26 each, ahead of its debut on the NYSE on Thursday. That is above the $23 to $25 range...
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