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Hakimullah Mehsud dead: Pakistan Taliban chief killed in drone strike
Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has been killed in a drone strike. The strike targeted a vehicle used by Hakimullah Mehsud with four missiles in...
LA airport shooting: People evacuated as several wounded by gunfire
A suspect has been taken into custody after several people have been wounded by gunfire at Los Angeles International Airport, officials have said. The Transportation...
Edward Snowden meets German MP Hans-Christian Stroebele in Moscow
Germany is keen to hear directly from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about the US spy agency's activities. "If the message is that Mr. Snowden wants...
Nissan cuts annual earnings forecast by 18%
Nissan has cut its earnings forecast, saying it is feeling the pinch of tougher market conditions and recent recalls. The Japanese car-maker now expects to...
John Kerry admits US spying has gone too far
Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that in some cases, US spying has gone too far. John Kerry is the most senior Obama administration...
Israel air strike near Syrian coastal city of Latakia
Israel has carried out a strike near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, a US official says. The official said the strike targeted Russian-made missiles...
Indonesia: Australian ambassador summoned amid Asia US spying reports
Australia's ambassador has been summoned in Indonesia amid reports that Australian embassies have been used as part of a US-led spying network in Asia. According...
US cuts food stamps for poor
The US Congress has cut food aid benefits for poor from Friday as an extension of the government programme expires, while legislators fight over...
Turkish women lawmakers wear headscarves in parliament
For the first time since 1999, four Turkish women MPs have appeared in parliament in Ankara wearing headscarves. The lawmakers are members of the ruling...
FAA to allow portable electronic device use during take-off and landing
The US aviation authority has announced the use of portable electronic devices will soon be allowed on US planes during all phases of flight. The...
Sony cuts full-year profit forecast by 40 percent
Sony has slashed its full-year profit forecast by 40 percent as it continues to struggle. The Japanese electronics giant now expects to make a net...
Global CO2 emissions in permanent slowdown
According to a new report produced annually by the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, global emissions of carbon...
Niger: Bodies of 87 Sahara migrants found near Algerian border
The bodies of 87 people who died of thirst after their vehicles broke down as they tried to cross the Sahara have been found...
Syria’s declared chemical equipment destroyed
Syria's declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, sources with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons say. An...
Barack Obama accepts full responsibility for fixing HealthCare.gov
President Barack Obama has accepted "full responsibility" for ensuring the troubled HealthCare.gov website gets fixed. Speaking in Boston, Barack Obama said he was "not happy"...
India to restrict foreign cloud-based email services after NSA leaks
India will impose a ban on the use of foreign cloud-based email services to send official communications, before the end of the year. It would...
Spain officially out of recession after first quarterly economic growth since 2011
Spain is officially out of recession after first quarterly economic growth since 2011, according to data from the country's National Statistics agency INE. Spain's GDP...
Tiananmen car crash suspects detained in China
Chinese police have detained five suspects in connection with Monday's deadly car crash at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, state media report. Police have described the incident...
NSA surveillance: German intelligence officials in US talks over spy claims
German intelligence officials are in Washington for talks at the White House on Wednesday following claims that the US monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile...
North Korea: UN inquiry into human rights abuses
Michael Kirby, the chief of a UN inquiry into human rights abuses in North Korea, says he was "moved to tears" by testimonies of...
Israel releases second batch of 26 Palestinian prisoners
The second of four batches of 26 Palestinian prisoners have been released in Israel as part of a deal for the resumption of peace...
Marmaray: World’s first tunnel connecting two continents inaugurated on Turkey’s 90th Republic Day
Marmaray tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait has been opened in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. The Marmaray...
Japan’s top banks in yakuza gangster probe
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has decided to inspect three major banks, including giant Mitsubishi, over possible transactions involving yakuza organized crime gangs. One of...
Bosphorus railway tunnel connects Europe and Asia under sea
Turkey is to open a railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. Turkey's PM...
Tiananmen car crash suspects named
Two suspects have been named by Beijing police after a deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square, state media report. The vehicle crashed into a crowd...
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