China chemical blast: death toll rises to 47
The death toll in a huge blast at a chemical plant in eastern China has jumped to 47, with 90 badly injured, according to state news agency Xinhua
Are humans alone in space? World’s largest radio telescope will try to find out
Malta with observer status at world body that will operate gigantic telescope that will scan the sky
Ukraine stand-off as protestors defy ban

Protesters gather in Ukrainian capital Kiev ahead of fresh rallies seeking to remove President Yanukovych over his refusal to sign deal with EU.

Protesters gather in Ukrainian capital Kiev ahead of fresh...

Thai Prime Minister rejects resignation demand

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra rejects protesters' demands for her...

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra rejects protesters'...

Croatia votes against same-sex marriage

Croatian voters back proposals to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum, with two-thirds approving changes to the constitution.

Croatian voters back proposals to ban same-sex marriages in...

Lampedusa tragedy | Italian navy failed to effect instant, faster rescue

On 11 October, Rome received a 12:39pm rescue call but instead passed the buck to the Maltese armed forces even though an Italian patrol boat was only two...

On 11 October, Rome received a 12:39pm rescue call but...

Actor Paul Walker dies

Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker lost his life in a high-speed car crash in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon

Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker lost his life in a...

Thai protestors seize state TV

Protestors demonstrating against Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra seized control of the state television during clashes with riot police

Protestors demonstrating against Thai PM Yingluck...

Ten dead in Iraq suicide bombing

Suicide bomber targets funeral of Sunni fighter and son of a tribal leader

Suicide bomber targets funeral of Sunni fighter and son of...

China aims for the moon

China set to launch it's first lunar probe ten years after sending the nation's first astronaut in space.

China set to launch it's first lunar probe ten years after...

Demonstrators call for new elections as fresh wave of protests take to Kiev

Thousands of demonstrators set to rally to Kiev in protest of President Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign EU trade deal

Thousands of demonstrators set to rally to Kiev in protest...

Helicopter crash site still unsafe

Rescue efforts at the helicopter crash site in Glasgow are hindered by the unstable building which threatens to collapse over emergency personnel.

Rescue efforts at the helicopter crash site in Glasgow are...

Croatians to vote in anti-gay marriage referendum

Church-backed referendum demanding nationwide ban on same-sex marriages

Church-backed referendum demanding nationwide ban on...

North Korea publishes apology from American detainee

State controlled North Korean agency KCNA publishes an apology by detained...

State controlled North Korean agency KCNA publishes an...

Two dead amid heavy rains in Havana

Deluge kills couple as building caves in during their sleep

Deluge kills couple as building caves in during their sleep

Update 2 | Four dead, scores injured in New York train derailment

Multiple injuries have been reported as firefighters scramble to wreckage

Multiple injuries have been reported as firefighters...

Police helicopter crashes into Glasgow pub

Thirty-two people injured after a police helicopter with three people on board...

Thirty-two people injured after a police helicopter with...

Ukraine police disperse protesters in Kiev

Riot police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev forcefully disperse hundreds of...

Riot police in the Ukrainian capital Kiev forcefully...

Thousands of Thai protesters besiege telecoms offices

Thousands of protesters march on Thailand's two main telecommunications...

Thousands of protesters march on Thailand's two main...

Mafia boss ‘beaten and fed alive to pigs’, Italian police hears

Missing mafia boss was beaten with a spade and fed alive to pigs, suspected...

Missing mafia boss was beaten with a spade and fed alive to...