North Korean nuclear test site 'to be closed down by May'
News comes from the South Korean President’s office following the Korean summit held last week 
Bill Cosby under house arrest pending sentencing
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby has been placed under house arrest and also ordered to wear a GPS monitoring device, as his legal team blast his trial as a 'public lynching'
Ireland in chaos after bailout triggers political crisis, and market shivers

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen was fighting to keep his government together yesterday after his call for an election early next year failed to stem the...

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen was fighting to keep his...

Rescuers pull 29 from flooded Chinese coal mine

All 29 miners trapped in a flooded Chinese coal mine were lifted to safety,...

All 29 miners trapped in a flooded Chinese coal mine were...

Japan's justice minister quits over jokes about job

Japan’s justice minister resigned over comments that made light of his...

Japan’s justice minister resigned over comments...

Video | New Zealand braces for mine deaths

Amid a non-stop rescue operation, New Zealand authorities said that they were...

Amid a non-stop rescue operation, New Zealand authorities...

Tigers risk extinction within 12 years

Wild tigers risk getting wiped out within just over a decade if countries where they still roam do not take quick action to protect habitats and clamp down...

Wild tigers risk getting wiped out within just over a...

Video | What did Berlusconi say about Sarkozy?

What is it that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tell his Romanian...

What is it that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...

Irish government caught by surprise on election calls

The Irish Government has been thrown into crisis after a junior partner in...

The Irish Government has been thrown into crisis after a...

Ireland to apply for bailout package

The Republic of Ireland is set to make a formal request for international aid to shore up its ailing economy.

The Republic of Ireland is set to make a formal request...

Video | EU 'welcomes' Irish request for bailout

EU finance ministers and the European Central Bank have welcomed...

EU finance ministers and the European Central Bank have...

Video | Blast fears delay search for 29 New Zealand miners

Gas levels and the risks of secondary explosions forced rescuers to delay...

Gas levels and the risks of secondary explosions forced...

Video | China Church ordains bishop, overruling Vatican objection

China's government-backed Catholic Church ordained a bishop who lacked...

China's government-backed Catholic Church ordained a...

Video | UN now investigating 'rumour' that troops caused cholera in Haiti

Mounting evidence, albeit circumstantial, that UN peacekeeping forces from Nepal brought cholera to Haiti has caused a reversal in the UN's dismissive...

Mounting evidence, albeit circumstantial, that UN...

Two bicycle bombs kill at least 3 in east Afghanistan

Two remote-controlled bombs attached to bicycles exploded in separate...

Two remote-controlled bombs attached to bicycles exploded...

Video | Prince Charles suggests Camilla may yet become queen

Prince Charles has reopened a considerably sensitive debate in Britain by...

Prince Charles has reopened a considerably sensitive...

WikiLeaks founder wanted for suspected rape and sexual molestation

Sweden’s criminal police have issued an international arrest warrant...

Sweden’s criminal police have issued an...

Militants planned to attack German Parliament building

A German magazine has revealed that Germany’s decision to step up...

A German magazine has revealed that Germany’s...

NATO Leaders sign deal on Afghan security

NATO leaders have signed an agreement for Afghan forces to take control of...

NATO leaders have signed an agreement for Afghan forces...

Pope opens to 'moral' use of condoms

In an unprecedented admission Pope Benedict XVI has said that “in some cases the use of a condom is justified.”

In an unprecedented admission Pope Benedict XVI has said...