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Malala Yousafzai meets Obama family in Oval Office
Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai has met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in the Oval Office. The First...
Cyclone Phailin: More than 400,000 people evacuated in eastern India
More than 400,000 people in India have been evacuated as Cyclone Phailin sweeps through the Bay of Bengal towards the east coast. Cyclone Phailin, categorized...
Latif Mehsud: Pakistan Taliban commander captured by US forces
Pakistan Taliban commander Latif Mehsud has been captured by US forces in a military operation, the state department has confirmed. Spokeswoman Marie Harf described Latif...
General Michael Carey sacked due to loss of trust and confidence
Major General Michael Carey, who was in charge of the US Air Force's long-range nuclear missiles, has been sacked due to "loss of trust...
New migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa
A second migrant boat with more than 200 people on board has capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa and a rescue operation is...
Nobel Peace Prize 2013 awarded to OPCW for extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons
The Nobel Peace Prize 2013 was awarded to Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons". The...
Asian markets rise on hopes the US will reach debt ceiling deal
Asian markets have risen on hopes the US will reach a deal on raising its debt ceiling, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street. This was...
House of Representatives Republicans meet Barack Obama amid looming debt crisis
Republicans in the House of Representatives have met President Barack Obama amid renewed efforts to avert a looming debt crisis. Both sides described the 90-minute...
Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 awarded to Alice Munro
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 was awarded to Canadian author Alice Munro "master of the contemporary short story". Alice Munro, 82, whose books include...
Ali Zeidan freed after being held for several hours by militiamen
Libya’s PM Ali Zeidan has returned to his office after being held for several hours by militiamen loosely allied to the government. The Libya Revolutionaries...
Malala Yousafzai wins Sakharov prize
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has won the European Union's Sakharov human rights prize. The 16-year-old Pakistani activist was...
Madagascar faces bubonic plague epidemic
Experts have warned that Madagascar is facing a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease. The Red Cross and Pasteur Institute...
Libya’s PM Ali Zeidan abducted by gunmen from Tripoli hotel
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been abducted by gunmen in Tripoli. Ali Zeidan was taken from his hotel at dawn "by gunmen to an...
US Navy Vice-Admiral Tim Giardina sacked over illegal gambling activities
US Navy Vice-Admiral Tim Giardina, who oversees the nation's nuclear weapons forces, has been sacked, a Navy spokesman has announced. Tim Giardina, second-in-command of the...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013 was awarded jointly to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel "for the development of multiscale models for...
Italy: State funeral for Lampedusa shipwreck migrants
Italy has decided to hold a state funeral for the hundreds of migrants who died after their boat capsized close to the island of...
Bo Xilai appeal accepted by Chinese court
A Chinese court has agreed to consider an appeal by former Chongqing party leader Bo Xilai. Bo Xilai was convicted of bribery, embezzlement and abuse...
Barack Obama accuses Republicans of using extortion on debt limit
President Barack Obama has announced he is willing to hold budget talks with Republicans, but not until they agree to lift "threats" against the...
Janet Yellen to be nominated as head of Federal Reserve
According to a White House official, President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US...
Alcatel-Lucent to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide
Alcatel-Lucent plans to cut 10,000 jobs in a bid to reduce costs. The cuts represent 14% of its 72,000 workforce and 900 of those job...
IMF cuts global economic growth forecast
The IMF has cut its forecast for global economic growth at the same time as lifting its UK growth projection. The International Monetary Fund now...
Costa Concordia: Russel Rebello’s remains found on third deck
The remains of Indian waiter Russel Rebello - one of two people still missing from the Costa Concordia - have been found by Italian...
Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 awarded to François Englert and Peter W. Higgs
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 was awarded jointly to François Englert and Peter W. Higgs for their work on the theory of the...
Typhoon Fitow kills at least 5 people in eastern China
Typhoon Fitow hit eastern China killing at least five people, with four others missing, local media report. The powerful storm hit China's eastern coast early...
Brazil: Teachers protests turn violent in Sao Paolo and Rio
Crowds of people supporting teachers' demand for a better pay have clashed with riot police in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and...
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