Rocket lands near Italian embassy as fighting in Tripoli intensifies
Mitiga airport was closed and evacuated last night after two rockets landed near the airport's control tower
President Trump blames China for North Korea's lack of denuclearisation progress
Trump lashes out at China for obstructing progress with North Korea
Afghanistan marks 10 years since war

Afghanistan marked 10 years since the start of the US-led war against the Taliban Friday, with security tight after a string of bold insurgent attacks that...

Afghanistan marked 10 years since the start of the US-led...

Gaddafi calls on 'millions' to protest while NTC launches assault on Sirte

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has called on Libyans to protest peacefully in their "millions" in an apparently new audio message aired on a Syria-based...

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has called on Libyans to protest...

Nobel Peace Prize candidates

Amidst the turmoil in the world, the all female Nobel Peace Prize candidates have tried to bring peace in various ways from blogging to elections.

Amidst the turmoil in the world, the all female Nobel...

Pakistan says Obama pressure on militants hurts relations with US

US President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to...

US President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over...

Sarah Palin not running for President

Republican Sarah Palin will not run for the US presidency in 2012, she has confirmed in a letter to supporters, Sky News reports.

Republican Sarah Palin will not run for the US presidency...

Japan political strongman Ozawa goes on trial

One of Japan's most influential political powerbrokers, former ruling...

One of Japan's most influential political...

Merkel tells Europe to prop up its banks

Germany called on its EU partners to recapitalise the banking sector to help prevent the eurozone debt crisis spreading as the IMF warned the European Union...

Germany called on its EU partners to recapitalise the...

Mobiles 'to exceed people globally by 2012'

There will be more mobile devices used throughout the world than people by...

There will be more mobile devices used throughout the...

Gaddafi pushes for mass protests

Libyans are told to take the streets “in their millions” in resistance to the National Transitional Council by Gaddafi.

Libyans are told to take the streets “in their...

Knox’s possible donation to Meredith Kercher’s family

Grandmother of recently acquitted Amanda Knox, considers donating some of the...

Grandmother of recently acquitted Amanda Knox, considers...

'Overwhelmed' Knox arrives in US after four year ordeal

Amanda Knox has been greeted by cheering supporters after arriving home in...

Amanda Knox has been greeted by cheering supporters after...

UN motion on Syria vetoed

China said Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution it vetoed threatening action against Syria for its deadly crackdown on protests would have...

China said Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution it...

Helicopter crashes over NYC river

A helicopter has plunged into the East River off New York’s Manhattan, killing one and critically injuring another two passengers, The New York Times...

A helicopter has plunged into the East River off New...

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies

Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died.

Apple co-founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs...

13 killed in anti-Shiite attack in Pakistan

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's...

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Shiite Muslims in...

Scientists win Nobel Prize for immune system studies

Three scientists won the Nobel Medicine Prize for work on the immune system,...

Three scientists won the Nobel Medicine Prize for work on...

Anti-austerity protesters block Greek ministries

Greek public sector workers blocked the entrance to several ministries on...

Greek public sector workers blocked the entrance to...

Russia's Putin promotes 'Eurasian Union'

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for the unification of post-Soviet states into a "Eurasian Union" in an article published Tuesday on...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for the...