

CIA whistleblower applies for asylum in Russia
Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum...
Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied...
Cuban weapons found aboard seized North Korean ship
Cuba has admitted being behind a stash of weapons found on board a North Korean...
Cuba has admitted being behind a stash of weapons found on...
Death penalty for Bangladesh Islamist
Tribunal finds Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, secretary-general of Jamaat-e-Islam, guilty of war crimes.
Tribunal finds Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed,...
Mexico Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino captured
Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, head of the brutal Zetas drug cartel, has been...
Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, head of the brutal Zetas drug...
North Korean ship with 'military cargo' held by Panama
Panama's president says his country has seized a North Korean-flagged ship...
Panama's president says his country has seized a North...
Morsi supporters clash with police
Hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have clashed with security forces in Cairo.
Hundreds of supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed...
Activists urge US officials to pursue civil rights case in Zimmerman trial
Death of Trayvon Martin meets benchmark for inquiry by Department of Justice.
Death of Trayvon Martin meets benchmark for inquiry by...
Spanish PM under pressure over texts
Spain's Mariano Rajoy is facing renewed calls to resign after a newspaper published text messages allegedly linking him to the man at the centre of a secret...
Spain's Mariano Rajoy is facing renewed calls to resign...
China's economic growth slow in second quarter
China's economic growth slowed in the April to June period, the second straight...
China's economic growth slowed in the April to June period,...
‘We stamped our feet’ - Muscat in Rome says Malta must get migration numbers right
Prime Minister says far-right should not be allowed to capitalise on migration where governments ignore the phenomenon
Prime Minister says far-right should not be allowed to...
US jury acquits on black teen death
George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male, is found not guilty on all charges
George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who...
Riots break out at Belfast Orange Day
The police are attacked with petrol bombs in north Belfast, a day after serious rioting left scores of officers and an MP injured.
The police are attacked with petrol bombs in north Belfast,...
Fresh protests hit Turkey
Police used water cannon and tear gas against anti-government rallies in in Istanbul, Ankara and Hatay.
Police used water cannon and tear gas against...
Six dead in Paris train derailment
At least six people have been killed and 30 injured as train crashes at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, on Friday afternoon.
At least six people have been killed and 30 injured as...
US calls for Morsi's release
The US calls on Egypt's army to free deposed President Mohamed Morsi, amid ongoing protests on the first Friday of Ramadan.
The US calls on Egypt's army to free deposed President...
Mercosur recalls envoys over Morales jet row
Four South American countries say they will recall some of their ambassadors...
Four South American countries say they will recall some of...
Ireland approves 'life-saving' abortion law
Irish MPs vote to legalise abortion under certain conditions for the first...
Irish MPs vote to legalise abortion under certain...
Egypt braced for more protests
Rival rallies planned across the country as political crisis deepens and deposed president Morsi remains in custody.
Rival rallies planned across the country as political...