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Jovanka Broz dead: Tito’s widow dies aged 88
Jovanka Broz - the widow of Josip Broz Tito, the Communist leader of what was once Yugoslavia - has died in Belgrade of a...
Australia bushfires: New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell declares state of emergency
Australian firefighters battling destructive bushfires in New South Wales are preparing for worsening conditions in the next few days. The return of hot weather and...
JP Morgan faces $13 billion fine to settle mortgage-backed securities investigations
JP Morgan is set for a record $13 billion fine to settle investigations into its mortgage-backed securities, US media reports say. A tentative deal is...
Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria released in swap deal
Nine Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped by Syrian rebels in May 2012 have been released and arrived back in Beirut. There were jubilant scenes as they...
Namur plane crash kills at least 10 people in Belgium
A small tourist plane crashed near the city of Namur in south-east Belgium killing at least 10 people. The plane was carrying a group of...
Syrian soldiers killed in Damascus blast
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 16 Syrian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing and fighting that followed in...
Australia bushfires: Military training may started New South Wales blaze
Australian authorities are investigating whether a military training exercise using explosives may have started one of the huge bush fires burning in the state...
US signs deal to use Romanian air base for Afghan pullout
The US has signed a deal to use a Romanian air base as a transit point for American forces leaving Afghanistan, officials have said. The...
EU and Canada agree free trade deal in Brussels
The European Union (EU) and Canada have struck a free trade agreement aimed at boosting growth and employment. The deal will lower tariffs, streamline regulation,...
Malala Yousafzai meets Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girls' education campaigner who has found international fame since being shot by Taliban militants last year, met with Britain's Queen...
Edward Snowden denies taking classified documents to Russia
Edward Snowden insists he took no classified documents to Russia when he fled to Moscow from Hong Kong in June. The former NSA contractor told...
Saudi Arabia rejects UN Security Council seat
Saudi Arabia has rejected a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, accusing the world body of "double standards". The Saudi foreign ministry said the...
Australia wildfires claim one life and destroy at least 100 homes in New South Wales
Australia wildfires claimed one life and destroyed at least 100 homes in New South Wales after forcing thousands to evacuate their homes. Authorities warned on...
Google shares hit record highs after profit report beats expectations
Google has reported a profit of $2.97 billion for July -September period, beating expectations. The company missed forecasts during the last quarter. However, a closely watched...
Toyota recalls 885,000 vehicles over water leak from air conditioning unit
Toyota has decided to recall 885,000 vehicles to fix a problem that could cause a water leak from the air conditioning unit. The carmaker said...
Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow identified as Norwegian suspect in Nairobi mall attack
Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow has been identified as the Norwegian suspect in Kenya's Westgate shopping centre attack, the BBC revealed. Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, 23, is a...
Alireza M case: Amnesty International calls for Iran to halt second execution after he survives first
Amnesty International has urged Iran not to go ahead with a repeat execution for drug smuggler Alireza M who survived a botched hanging. Alireza M...
Yeti mystery solved: Himalayan yeti may be a sub-species of brown bear
A British research has concluded that the legendary Himalayan yeti may in fact be a sub-species of brown bear. DNA tests on hair samples carried...
Vladimir Putin urged by Nobel laureates to drop charges against Greenpeace activists
Eleven Nobel prize-winners have written to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to drop charges against 30 Greenpeace activists and journalists. They were held last...
US shutdown: Federal government reopens for business
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to re-open the government and extend the debt ceiling, just hours after the House and...
US shutdown: Congress approves debt deal
The US government is to reopen after Congress has passed a bill to raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the...
Global Slavery Index 2013: Nearly 30 million people live as slaves worldwide
According to Global Slavery Index 2013 - ranking 162 countries - nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves. The index says...
US shutdown: Senate reaches debt deal
Democrat and Republican leaders of the Senate have struck a cross-party deal to end a partial government shutdown and raise the US debt limit. Their...
World Food Day 2013: Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition
The World Food Day theme for 2013 is “Sustainable Food Systems for Food Security and Nutrition”. The official World Food Day theme – announced at...
Lao Airlines plane crashes into Mekong River killing at least 40 people
A Lao Airlines aircraft on an internal flight has crashed into the Mekong River in southern Laos, media in the region say. Reports from neighboring...
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