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Lampedusa boat sinking: At least 130 African migrants die and many more missing
At least 130 migrants have died and many more are missing after a boat carrying them to Europe sank off the southern Italian island...
Anti-Amazon bill approved in France
A bill to support independent bookstores against competition from online retailers has been approved in France. The new laws will restrict companies like Amazon from...
Costa Concordia salvage: Divers find more human remains near wreck
Italian officials have revealed that divers scouring the site of the Costa Concordia wreck off the coast of Italy have recovered what could be...
Barack Obama warns of US default danger amid government shutdown
President Barack Obama has warned that Wall Street should be concerned that a conservative faction of Republicans is willing to allow the country to...
Gambia leaves Commonwealth after 48 years
The Republic of the Gambia has decided to withdraw from the Commonwealth, 48 years after joining. The West African nation branded the 54-member grouping, which...
Michael Jackson civil trial: AEG Live not guilty for hiring Dr. Conrad Murray
Michael Jackson’s family has lost the negligence case against concert promoters AEG Live over the death of the pop star. A jury concluded Dr. Conrad...
US shutdown could damage spy agencies
Senior intelligence officials have warned the government shutdown "seriously damages" spy agencies' ability to protect the US. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a...
Italy: Enrico Letta wins confidence vote after Silvio Berlusconi last-minute U-turn
Italy’s Prime Minister Enrico Letta has won a confidence vote after a last-minute U-turn by former PM Silvio Berlusconi. Silvio Berlusconi had initially promised to...
Russia: 14 Greenpeace activists charged with piracy over oil rig protest
Fourteen Greenpeace activists have been charged with piracy by the Russian authorities. They were among a 30-strong crew on a Greenpeace ship that was protesting...
Nikos Michaloliakos in court over organizing a criminal group charges
Leader of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos is to appear in court to answer charges of organizing a criminal group. Nikos Michaloliakos was...
Italy: Enrico Letta’s government in crucial vote of confidence
Italian PM Enrico Letta has been addressing parliament ahead of a crucial vote of confidence in his governing coalition. Enrico Letta told the Senate the...
US shutdown: Barack Obama shortens four-nation Asian tour
The White House has announced President Barack Obama would not now visit Malaysia and the Philippines because of the government shutdown but would still...
Italy: Silvio Berlusconi allies defy him over confidence vote
Members of Silvio Berlusconi's party have defied him by calling on MPs to back the Italian coalition government in a confidence vote. Angelino Alfano, Silvio...
Vatican bank unveils first annual report in 125 years
The Vatican's bank has unveiled its first annual report in its 125-year history as part of an attempt to become more financially transparent. The Institute...
US government begins partial shutdown
The US government begins a partial shutdown after the Republican-led House of Representatives refused to approve a budget for next year. A midnight deadline passed...
Generals Charles Gurganus and Gregg A. Sturdevant forced to retire over Taliban attack
General James Amos, head of the US Marine Corps has ordered two generals to retire because they failed to defend Camp Bastion in Afghanistan...
South Korea stages largest military parade in a decade
South Korea is staging its largest military parade in a decade, as President Park Geun-hye warns of a "very grave" threat from North Korea. Cruise...
NYSE hit by the threat of a shutdown
Shares in New York are trading lower as the prospect of a shutdown of some US government activities looks increasingly likely. The Dow Jones and...
US government shutdown looms amid stalemate
The US government shutdown is looming as Democrat and Republican lawmakers remain unable to strike a deal on a new plan to continue funding...
Popes John Paul II and John XXIII to be declared saints in April 2014
Pope Francis has announced that Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27, 2014. The pontiff said in...
Toshiba to cut 3,000 jobs in TV unit
Toshiba has said it will halve the number of staff in its TV division to 3,000 as it looks to revamp the unit's operations. The...
Markets reaction to Italy’s political crisis
Italy's deepening political crisis has impacted the financial markets. The Italian market fell more than 2% and the euro fell to the lowest level since...
Nairobi mall attack: Kenya intelligence officials to be quizzed by parliament
Kenyan security officials are to be questioned by MPs about alleged intelligence failings over the Nairobi's Westgate shopping centre attack. The head of the parliament's...
SpaceX launches Falcon 9v1.1 rocket with Cassiope research satellite
SpaceX has successfully launched an updated version of its Falcon 9 rocket from California. Falcon 9v1.1, carrying the Canadian Cassiope research satellite, lifted clear of...
Timothy Giardina: Nuke commander suspended over gambling probe
Navy Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina, the second-in-command of the US military's nuclear combat forces, has been suspended during an investigation into illegal gambling. Timothy Giardina...
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