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New planetary system discovered
Astronomers may have discovered one of the richest planetary systems yet. The discovery of a seventh planet around the dwarf star KIC 11442793 could be...
Germany summons US ambassador John Emerson over Angela Merkel’s mobile phone row
John Emerson - the American ambassador in Berlin - has been summoned over claims that the US monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. German...
Bank of America’s Countrywide Financial found liable for defrauding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
A federal jury has found Bank of America's Countrywide Financial unit liable for defrauding two US government-backed mortgage companies. Countrywide, which was acquired by Bank...
EU holds Brussels summit amid US spying allegations
The fresh allegations of US spying threaten to overshadow talks at an EU summit due to begin in Brussels. The EU summit comes a day...
Silvio Berlusconi faces bribery trial over Senator Sergio De Gregorio case
Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered to stand trial for the alleged bribery of Senator Sergio De Gregorio. Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi is accused of...
Prince George being christened in London
Prince George’s christening has started at the Chapel Royal in London. Prince George, who is third in line to the British throne, is being baptized...
James Clapper: Le Monde tapping claims are false
Intelligence chief James Clapper has denied reports that US spies recorded data from 70 million phone calls in France in a single 30-day period. Director...
Australia to raise debt ceiling by two-thirds
Australia plans to raise the country's debt limit by two-thirds to allay concerns it could face a future fiscal crisis. The newly-elected conservative government is...
China: The New Express newspaper in detained journalist Chen Yongzhou plea
Chinese newspaper The New Express, based in Guangzhou, has published a rare front-page plea for the release of one of its journalists held by...
Alireza M case: No need for second execution, says Iran’s justice minister
There is "no need" for Alireza M’s second execution after he survived a first hanging, Iran's justice minister says. Lawyers want the head of the...
NSA spied on French diplomats in Washington and at UN
The NSA has spied on French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, according to the latest claims in Le Monde newspaper. NSA internal memos...
Turkey’s EU membership accession talks to restart in November
The EU has agreed to resume membership talks with Turkey. The European affairs ministers meeting in Luxembourg said the talks would restart on November 5th,...
US economy added 148,000 jobs in September 2013
According to latest official figures, the US economy added 148,000 jobs in September, lower than analysts had predicted. The unemployment rate fell to 7.2%, down...
Cuba to eliminate dual-currency system in latest financial reform
Cuba has decided to eliminate its dual-currency system in the latest financial reform rolled out by President Raul Castro, official media report. Since 1994 Cuba...
Pavel Dmitrichenko to go on trial over Bolshoi acid attack
Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko is due to go on trial over the acid attack on company's artistic director Sergei Filin in January this...
Venezuela downs two planes suspected of drug trafficking
Venezuela has announced two light aircrafts have been shot down after entering the country's airspace over the weekend. These were the first mid-air attacks by...
Australia bushfires rage out of control near Sydney
Australian fire fighters deliberately joined up two large fires near the Blue Mountains as part of efforts to control bushfires across New South Wales. Extensive...
Barack Obama addresses glitches with Healthcare.gov
President Barack Obama has said there is "no excuse" for the glitches that have plagued the rollout of an element of his 2010 healthcare...
China smog closes schools, highways and airport in Harbin
China’s smog has forced schools, highways and airport to shut in northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The density of airborne particles was several times...
Nairobi mall attack: Westgate CCTV footage shows Kenyan soldiers looting goods
Nairobi shopping center’s security camera footage shows what appear to be Kenyan security forces looting goods during last month's siege of the Westgate mall. In...
Katyn massacre: European court criticizes Russia over inquiry
Russia has failed to explain why it kept key files secret when it investigated the 1940 Katyn massacre of more than 20,000 Polish war...
Edward Snowden NSA leaks: France summons US ambassador over spy scandal
France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the US ambassador over Le Monde newspaper claims that the US spied on millions of phone calls...
Edward Snowden leaks: Mexico condemns alleged US spying on President Felipe Calderon
Mexico’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned alleged US spying after a report said that former President Felipe Calderon's emails were hacked by the National...
Syria: Suicide truck bomb kills at least 30 people in Hama
A suicide truck bomb has killed at least 30 people in the central Syrian city of Hama. State news agency Sana said Syrian rebels had...
Hong Kong TV protest draw thousands of people
Thousands of people in Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest against what they see as a lack of government transparency and...
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