Kim Jong-nam murder: Vietnamese woman pleads guilty to lesser charge
A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt by potentially deadly means
Ukraine comic leads presidential poll first round
A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine's presidential elections, according to exit polls
Rioting asylum seekers in Australia protesting on roof tops

Angry asylum seekers who set up Syndney’s Villawood Detention Centre on...

Angry asylum seekers who set up Syndney’s Villawood...

Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash

Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on...

Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled...

US drone attacks in Pakistan leave six dead

Officials report that at least six militants were killed in a US drone attack...

Officials report that at least six militants were killed...

Mother and four children found buried in their garden, father missing

French police searching for a missing family have launched a murder probe...

French police searching for a missing family have...

Measles outbreaks spread across Europe – WHO

Thirty countries in World Health Organisation’s European Region have...

Thirty countries in World Health Organisation’s...

Syria troops open fire on protesters, five dead

Syrian security forces have reportedly fired live bullets and teargas at tens...

Syrian security forces have reportedly fired live bullets...

Father suspected of murdering wife and children

French police are searching for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes who is suspected of...

French police are searching for Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes...

Man dies after police use taser at Universal Studios

A man who was causing a disturbance outside Universal Studios in Florida died...

A man who was causing a disturbance outside Universal...

Samsung counter-sues Apple as row deepens

Samsung has counter-sued Apple, a week after the iPhone maker claimed the...

Samsung has counter-sued Apple, a week after the iPhone...

Tunisia | The Jasmine Revolutionaries [SLIDESHOW]

There really could be no better time to visit Tunisia in it finest hour and...

There really could be no better time to visit Tunisia in...

Journalists killed as foreign advisors head for Benghazi

France and Italy have joined Britain in sending military advisers to...

France and Italy have joined Britain in sending military...

Japan legally enforces no entry into Fukushima evacuation zone

Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km evacuation zone around the stricken...

Japan has made it illegal to enter a 20km evacuation zone...

BP sues oil rig owner for $40bn over Gulf of Mexico oil spill

BP is suing Transocean, the owner of the oil rig that exploded in the...

BP is suing Transocean, the owner of the oil rig...

Nigeria leader vows polls will continue despite riots

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed that the country's final round...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed that the...

Detainees pound buildings as riots break out in Sydney detention centre

Detainees at an Australian centre for processing asylum seekers have rioted and burnt down nine buildings.

Detainees at an Australian centre for processing asylum...

Libya’s rebels 'capture Wazin post' on Tunisian border

Libyan rebels have overrun a post on the Tunisian border in a rare advance...

Libyan rebels have overrun a post on the Tunisian border...

Misurata rebels plead for help as Seif al-Islam remains defiant

A rebel official in Libya's besieged city of Misurata has pleaded for...

A rebel official in Libya's besieged city of Misurata...

Japan nuclear plant workers pump out toxic water

Workers at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan began removing...

Workers at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan...