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Edward Snowden faces strong risk of extradition from Hong Kong to US
Edward Snowden, the former CIA contractor who has identified himself as the source of leaks about the US National Security Agency’s surveillance programmes, is...
Netherlands stores 22 US nuclear weapons, reveals ex-PM Ruud Lubbers
Ruud Lubbers, former prime minister of the Netherlands, revealed that some 22 US nuclear weapons are stored on Dutch territory. Ruud Lubbers, prime minister from...
Nelson Mandela health update: Former South African president still in serious condition in Pretoria hospital
Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, remains in a serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital, the latest update has announced. The South...
Water on Mars: Opportunity rover discovers Esperance rock with clay minerals
NASA's old Opportunity rover on Mars has just made what may be one of its most significant discoveries to date. Nine-year-old Opportunity rover has identified...
Germany floods: Dam collapses near Magdeburg
A dam has broken on the flood-swollen River Elbe in eastern Germany, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes around the city of...
Edward Snowden: Former CIA technical worker identified as NSA PRISM leak source
Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks about US surveillance programmes. Edward...
Roland Garros 2013: Rafael Nadal wins record eighth French Open title after beating David Ferrer
Rafael Nadal had to cope with an on-court intruder and the Paris rain to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and win a record eighth...
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping end a “unique, positive and constructive” Sunnylands summit
President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have ended a two-day summit in California, which was described by US National Security Advisor Tom...
Liu Hui: China Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo’s brother-in-law sentenced to 11 years in jail
Liu Hui, the brother-in-law of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail on fraud charges by...
Roland Garros 2013: Serena Williams wins second French Open after beating Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams won a second French Open title 11 years after her first with a convincing win over defending champion Maria Sharapova. World number one...
Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Chris O’Neill fairytale wedding in Stockholm
Princess Madeleine of Sweden turned fairytale bride today as she married her British-American banker beau Christopher O’Neill watched by European royals and the cream...
Nelson Mandela hospitalized in serious condition
Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a lung infection. Nelson Mandela, 94, is in a "serious but stable condition",...
Xi Jinping joins Barack Obama for Palm Springs summit
China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama have begun a two-day summit in Palm Springs, California. The two leaders spoke of overcoming differences...
Santa Monica shooting rampage kills five people and injures other three
At least five people were killed and several others injured after a gun rampage in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, police say. The...
Florindo Flores: Peru’s Sendero Luminoso leader jailed for life for terrorism
A court in Peru has sentenced Florindo Flores, the last of the original leaders of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) rebels to life in...
Barack Obama defends NSA’s PRISM data-mining program and phone spying
President Barack Obama delivered a passionate defense on Friday of National Security Agency (NSA) programs that secretly acquire information about Americans' phone calls, saying...
Turkey protests: EU asks for investigation over use of force against anti-government protesters
EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle has said in Istanbul that Turkey must investigate the excessive use of force by police against anti-government protesters. Štefan Füle...
Budapest flood: Hungary Danube set for record high this weekend
People in Hungary have been warned to prepare for their country's worst floods ever as the Danube is set to reach record levels this...
Francois Hollande confuses Japan and China at news conference in Tokyo
France’s President Francois Hollande has made an embarrassing slip of the tongue, confusing Japan and China, as he spoke in French at a news...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for protests across Turkey to end immediately
Turkey’s PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for protests across the country to end immediately. At Istanbul airport Recep Tayyip Erdogan told crowds of supporters...
North Korea to restore hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex
North Korea has announced it will restore the key hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex, as the two countries discuss where to...
James Clapper defends Prism and phone surveillance
James Clapper, director of US National Intelligence, has strongly defended government surveillance programmes after revelations of phone records being collected and internet servers being...
Turkey protests: New rally in Istanbul’s Taksim Square
Thousands of anti-government protesters are gathering in Istanbul's Taksim Square, ahead of the return of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from a North...
Syrian army takes control of UN-monitored crossing in Golan Heights
According to Israeli military sources, the Syrian army has taken control of an UN-monitored crossing in the Golan Heights that had been overrun by...
FBI and Microsoft break up Citadel botnet responsible for stealing $500 million from bank accounts
The FBI and Microsoft have broken up Citadel botnet, a huge network of hijacked home computers responsible for stealing more than $500 million from...
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