Facebook halts orders before $100bn flotation
Facebook has stopped taking orders for its shares ahead of its much-hyped stock market flotation on Friday – which could value the company at more than $100bn (€79bn).
French and German leaders express support for Greece
French President Francois Hollande and German chancellor Angela Merkel express their support for debt-stricken Greece to remain in the euro zone as it heads towards fresh...
South Korea invited to Kim Jong-il’s funeral

North Korean government invites South Koreans to attend Kim Jong-il’s funeral...

North Korean government invites South Koreans to attend Kim...

Turkey unleashes diplomatic sanctions on France

The Turkish government announces diplomatic sanctions against France after...

The Turkish government announces diplomatic sanctions...

Maltese cargo ship stranded on Brittany beach to be scrapped where it lies

Most probable outcome is that badly damaged cargo ship will be dismantled on site.

Most probable outcome is that badly damaged cargo ship will...

Twin explosions reported in Damascus

Two loud explosions are reported by Syrian state TV and witnesses in Damascus a day after Arab League observers arrive but casualties are yet to be disclosed.

Two loud explosions are reported by Syrian state TV and...

Girl reunited with family after 2004 tsunami in Indonesia

Girl reunited with family after 2004 tsunami in Indonesia Indonesian girl is...

Girl reunited with family after 2004 tsunami in...

Hungary’s PM rejects EU request to withdraw two laws

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has rejected a European Commission...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has rejected a...

Duke of Edinburgh taken to hospital with chest pains

Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip was taken to hospital after...

Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip was taken to...

Baghdad blasts kill 40 as tensions rise

A series of blasts and a suicide bomber hit mainly Shi'ite areas in Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 40 people in the first major attack on Iraq's capital...

A series of blasts and a suicide bomber hit mainly Shi'ite...

First 30 Arab League observers to arrive in Syria today

The first 30 out of the planned 150 observer group will be arriving in Syria...

The first 30 out of the planned 150 observer group will be...

Russian President announces plan for political reform

Reinstatement of direct elections of regional governors and transparency in...

Reinstatement of direct elections of regional governors and...

24 killed since DRCongo election

Security forces killed at least 24 people and "arbitrarily" arrested dozens more in the Democratic Republic of Congo since Joseph Kabila's contested...

Security forces killed at least 24 people and "arbitrarily"...

Lockerbie bomber ‘never met Sliema shopkeeper’

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on Tony Gauci: “He dealt with me very wrongly. I have...

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on Tony Gauci: “He dealt with me...

UK health experts say no cancer link to breast implants by French company

British health experts say there is no evidence to support removal of breast implants made by a French company.

British health experts say there is no evidence to support...

US warns Iraq against divisions

US Vice-President Joe Biden has urged Iraqi leaders to work together to avert renewed sectarian strife.

US Vice-President Joe Biden has urged Iraqi leaders to work...

Moody warns Britain eurzone crisis could downgrade its AAA rating

Moody’s Investors Service warns the United Kingdom’s “strengths”...

Moody’s Investors Service warns the United Kingdom’s...

Former Daily Mirror editor says newspaper did not hack phones

Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan tells inquiry he did not know of any...

Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan tells inquiry he...

Top Argentine official found hanged at summit

A top Argentine official was found hanged in his hotel room in Montevideo,...

A top Argentine official was found hanged in his hotel room...

Deceit and blackmail likely trigger for Philippines murder-suicide, says cousin

Cousin reveals story of deceit and blackmail that led Joseph Cardona to murder his wife-to-be in the Philippines last Saturday, and take his own life.

Cousin reveals story of deceit and blackmail that led...