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Barack Obama approves arms for Syria rebels
The White House has announced today that President Barack Obama has approved for the first time a direct military aid to the Syrian opposition. President...
Iran presidential election 2013: 50 million voters expected to cast their ballots
Some 50 million voters across Iran are casting their ballots in the country's key presidential elections. Although all six candidates are seen as conservatives, one...
Airbus A350 takes off on its maiden test flight
Airbus A350, the newest aircraft from the European planemaker, has taken off on its maiden test flight. The Airbus A350 is designed to be more...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds talks with Taksim Square protest group
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with members of Taksim Square protest group, hours after issuing a "final warning" to demonstrators. Tayfun...
White House: Syria used chemical weapons against opposition rebels
The White House said today that Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons "on a small scale" against the opposition rebels. A...
Turkey protests: Recep Tayyip Erdogan issues final warning to protesters to leave Gezi Park
Turkey’s PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a "final warning" to protesters to leave Gezi Park in Istanbul. "Our patience is at an end. I...
Edward Snowden South China Morning Post interview: U.S. government has been hacking Chinese networks for four years
Whistleblower Edward Snowden has claimed that the U.S. government has been hacking Hong Kong and Chinese networks for at least four years. In his first...
North Korea blames South Korea for canceling high-level talks
North Korea has blamed the South for "arrogant obstructions" that led high-level talks to be cancelled. South Korea's "deliberate disturbance" by changing the head of...
Gezi Park referendum: Turkey’s ruling AK party may hold vote on park
Huseyin Celik, deputy chairman of Turkey's ruling AK party, says it is open to the idea of a referendum on controversial plans to redevelop...
Lionel Messi accused of 4 million euros tax fraud in Spain
Barcelona football player Lionel Messi and his father are being investigated in Spain for allegedly defrauding the state of more than 4 million euros. The...
Edward Snowden vows to fight any attempt to extradite him from Hong Kong
Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who leaked secret US surveillance details, has vowed to fight any attempt to extradite him from Hong Kong. Edward Snowden told the...
Pope Francis confirms gay lobby inside Vatican
Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican. The pontiff also said there was a "stream of corruption", according to...
Nelson Mandela responding to treatment
South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is "responding better" to treatment in hospital, President Jacob Zuma has said. Jacob Zuma told parliament he was happy...
Xiang Li sentenced to 12 years in prison in US over $100 million software scam
Chinese national Xiang Li has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in US for selling more than $100 million of pirated US software. Xiang...
Facebook, Google and Microsoft urge US government to allow them to disclose security requests
Facebook, Google and Microsoft have asked the US government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data. The...
Istanbul clashes following PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threats
Turkish police clashed with protesters in Istanbul's Taksim Square, despite a warning from PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he would not show "any more...
Greece suspends radio and TV services of state broadcaster ERT
The Greek government has decided to shut down the radio and TV services of the state broadcaster ERT. A government spokesman said transmissions would cease...
First double leg-transplant patient loses legs
The world's first double leg-transplant patient has had his legs amputated, a Spanish hospital has confirmed. The amputation was carried out after an unrelated illness...
Edward Snowden: FBI agents visit his father’s home after he leaves The Mira hotel in Hong Kong
FBI agents visited the Pennsylvania home of Edward Snowden's father and stepmother, just hours after the 29-year-old NSA whistleblower checked out of his plush...
Edward Snowden disappears from Mira hotel in Hong Kong
Former CIA employee Edward Snowden, who leaked details of US top-secret phone and internet surveillance, has disappeared from his hotel in Hong Kong. Edward Snowden,...
Turkey protests: Riot police storm Istanbul’s Taksim Square using tear gas and water cannon to disperse activists
Riot police have entered Istanbul's Taksim Square, where Turkish anti-government protesters have been staging demonstrations for close to two weeks. Hundreds of officers have been...
Edward Snowden says he acted to protect basic liberties for people around the world
Ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden has said he acted to "protect basic liberties for people around the world" in leaking details of US phone and...
S&P lifts US credit outlook from negative to stable
Standard and Poor's has raised its credit outlook for the US economy from negative to stable. In August 2011, S&P downgraded the US rating one...
Stephane Richard: France Telecom-Orange CEO held in custody in corruption case
Stephane Richard, CEO of France Telecom-Orange, has been held in custody for questioning in Bernard Tapie corruption case. Stephane Richard, who previously worked in the French Finance...
AstraZeneca buys Pearl Therapeutics for $1.15 billion
AstraZeneca, the second largest drugs company in UK, has announced it is buying California-based Pearl Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $1.15 billion. Privately-owned...
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