Blast reported outside US embassy in Beijing
Official state media called the incident an attempt at 'self-immolation' and that a woman is in custody 
Sergio Marchionne, the man who saved Fiat and Chrysler, dies at 66
Sergio Marchionne, the tenacious chief executive who rescued Fiat and Chrysler, two of the auto industry's most storied brands, has died after complications from recent...
Obama to address the nation and demands US debt decision amid global alarm

US President Barack Obama is to address the nation later today after giving divided lawmakers 24-36 hours to strike a deal to avert a possible August debt...

US President Barack Obama is to address the nation later...

Video | India on high alert after Mumbai blasts kill 17

Mumbai (Bombay) and other Indian cities were stepped up to high-alert as...

Mumbai (Bombay) and other Indian cities were stepped up...

MPs could summon Rebekah Brooks to answer for phone hacking scandal

MPs are to meet to determine whether to summon News International chief...

MPs are to meet to determine whether to summon News...

Sarkozy, Hollande in close tie ahead of 2012 - poll

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his main Socialist rival Francois...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his main Socialist...

Gaddafi 'running out of fuel, cash'

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is facing dramatic fuel shortages, and is running out of cash to pay his forces and his government, according to the latest US...

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is facing dramatic fuel...

Karzai weeps over his slain brother

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cried and kissed his dead brother's face as thousands of mourners gathered today for the burial of Ahmad Wali Karzai, whose...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cried and kissed his dead...

Stock markets fall on fears eurozone debts may spread

Shares in Asia have fallen on growing concerns that the debt crisis in the...

Shares in Asia have fallen on growing concerns that the...

MPs set to question police over phone-hacking inquiry

Two current and two former Metropolitan Police officers will be quizzed by...

Two current and two former Metropolitan Police officers...

Human Rights Watch calls on Obama to investigate Bush on torture claims

Overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush administration "obliges" President Barack Obama to order a criminal investigation into allegations of...

Overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush...

Naval base explosion in Cyprus kills at least 12, 60 injured

At least 12 people were killed and 60 injured after a massive explosion...

At least 12 people were killed and 60 injured after a...

South Sudan to become UN member

The process aimed at attaining United Nations membership got under way today for the Republic of South Sudan as the President of the Security Council...

The process aimed at attaining United Nations membership...

Blast blows out Cyprus’s largest power station

A huge explosion at a military base in Cyprus this morning knocked out the...

A huge explosion at a military base in Cyprus this...

US cuts aid to Pakistan military

Following Pakistan’s decision to expel more than 100 US military advisers, the United States is withholding some £500 million in military...

Following Pakistan’s decision to expel more than...

Boat sinks in Russia, over 100 still missing

According to Russian officials, there is little hope of finding more...

According to Russian officials, there is little hope of...

Rebels push to cut off Gaddafi

Libyan rebels are planning an assault on the strategic town of Gharyan in the western Nefusa mountains as a precursor to an all-out attack on Libya’s...

Libyan rebels are planning an assault on the strategic...

News Of The World’s ‘Thank You and Goodbye’

The final edition of one of Britian’s biggest-selling Sunday newspaper...

The final edition of one of Britian’s...

Gaddafi using women as soldiers

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is using teenagers and women to keep Libya’s rebels from taking over Tripoli.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is using teenagers and...

Syrian government to open dialogue with opposition

The Syrian government is holding a two-day meeting with members of the ruling...

The Syrian government is holding a two-day meeting with...