Maduro Sworn In As Venezuela's President

Venezuela Says Farewell To Chavez Updated: 6:16am UK, Saturday 09 March 2013 A state funeral has taken place for Venezuela's left-wing president Hugo Chavez at a military academy where his body has been lying in state since Wednesday. Most Latin American...

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Afghanistan Blasts: 'Eight Kids Among Dead'

Seventeen civilians, reportedly including eight children, have been killed in two separate suicide bomb attacks in Afghanistan. The first attack took place in the eastern city of Khost, where unconfirmed reports have suggested eight children and one...

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Kenya Election: Kenyatta Clinches Narrow Win

By Sara Mojtehedzadeh in Nairobi, Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces trial for alleged crimes against humanity, has clinched victory in a tightly fought race for Kenya's presidency, the electoral commission has confirmed. The son of the country's...

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Egypt: Rival Football Fans Angry Over Verdicts

A hardcore element of Cairo's Al Ahly fan base have stormed and set fire to Egypt's football headquarters after a court aquitted seven out of nine police officials on trial for their alleged role in a deadly stadium riot. A nearby police club in the...

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Knives On Planes: Backlash Grows In US

The backlash is growing against a plan to remove small knives, golf clubs and other sports equipment from the list of items banned from US aircraft. Flight attendants, pilots, federal air marshals and even insurance companies have joined the opposition...

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North Korea Leader Ready For 'All-Out War'

Who Is Kim Jong-Un? Updated: 9:50am UK, Friday 08 March 2013 Kim Jong-Un is the world's youngest head of state. But very little is known about the supreme leader of North Korea, the most secretive nation on Earth. Believed to have been born in Pyongyang...

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SA Taxi Driver Suffered Extensive Injuries

Nine South African police officers charged with the murder of a Mozambique taxi driver have appeared in court for a bail hearing. The death of Mido Macia caused outrage around the world after video footage was published appearing to show him being...

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Bunga Bunga Trial Halted: Berlusconi In Hospital

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter, in Rome Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been admitted to hospital - just as his Bunga Bunga sex trial enters its closing stages. Prosecutors had been due to wrap up the case against billionaire...

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North Korea Threatens US With Nuclear Strike

North Korea has threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States. An unidentified spokesman for Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry says the North will exercise its right for "pre-emptive nuclear strikes on the headquarters of the...

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Aussie Doctor Jailed Over Hep C Infections

A former Australian doctor has been jailed for up to 14 years after he infected 55 women with Hepatitis C. James Latham Peters was working as an anaesthetist at a Melbourne abortion clinic when he transferred the disease to patients. The Australian...

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Italy: Berlusconi Given 12-Month Prison Sentence

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to a year in prison over the publication of leaked transcripts from a police wiretap in one of his newspapers. Mr Berlusconi, who faces two more verdicts this month for tax fraud and...

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Jihad Boy Wears 9/11 Bomb T-Shirt To School

A woman and her brother have appeared in a French court after a three-year-old child named Jihad was sent to school wearing a T-shirt with the words "I am a bomb" printed on it. The principal and teachers at the school in Sorgues, southern France, notified...

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Hugo Chavez: A Master Of The Spotlight

Venezuelan Leader Hugo Chavez Dies Updated: 7:30am UK, Wednesday 06 March 2013 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 after losing his battle with cancer. Vice President Nicolas Maduro fought back tears as he announced the death...

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Hugo Chavez Dies: Election In Four Weeks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died at the age of 58 after losing his battle with cancer. Vice President Nicolas Maduro fought back tears as he announced the death in a national television broadcast. He said Mr Chavez, who had been in power for...

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Car Thief Strangles Baby Left In Vehicle

A Chinese car thief strangled a two-month-old baby after stealing a vehicle with the infant inside, according to police. In a crime that has sparked revulsion across the country, officers said the baby was killed and then buried in the snow. The baby's...

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Syria Crisis: Refugee Figure Tops Million Mark

Syria Crisis: Inside A Refugee Camp Updated: 11:28am UK, Wednesday 06 March 2013 By Sam Kiley, in Zaatari Camp, Jordan They crossed in silence. A stream of humanity stumbling over pebbles in slippers and sandals. Artillery crunched into the earth...

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India: Irom Sharmila Explains Hunger Strike

By Alex Rossi, India Correspondent An Indian woman who has been on hunger strike for more than 12 years has told Sky News she will continue her protest despite being charged with attempting to commit suicide. Irom Sharmila started her fast after...

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Khalil Edney Wonder Shot Dedicated To Late Mum

A high school basketball player who pulled off an incredible match-winning shot just ahead of the buzzer, has dedicated his feat to his mother who died of cancer. Khalil Edney's feet have barely touched the ground since he grabbed a loose ball for the...

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Bolshoi Acid Attack: Star's Home Searched

By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent Russian police are searching the home of a star of the Bolshoi Ballet in connection with the acid attack on the company's artistic director. Sergei Filin is currently being treated in Germany, where surgeons...

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Deadly Florida Sinkhole Is Finally Revealed

The deadly sinkhole that swallowed a man at his home in Florida has been uncovered by demolition teams. The remaining walls of the house were knocked down on Monday and debris was dragged towards the street to reveal the crater in Seffner, about 15...

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Japan: Family Killed As Car Is Buried In Snow

Four members of a family have been killed after their car was buried in a snowstorm in the main northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Four other deaths linked to the weekend's snowfall have been reported. Kazuyo Miyashita and her three children died...

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India: Twelve Children Die In School Bus Crash

At least 12 children have been killed after their school bus collided with a truck carrying bricks in northern India. The crash, which also killed the driver, happened on the outskirts of Jalandhar, a city nearly 250 miles (400km) north of the capital...

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Brooklyn Crash: Parents Buried, Baby Survives

More than 1,000 mourners have gathered at the funeral of a young couple killed on the way to hospital for the birth of their first child. Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, were killed in the crash in Brooklyn but their baby boy survived after doctors...

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Pope Photo Burnt: Church Launches Probe

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter Church chiefs have launched an investigation after an Italian priest set fire to a photograph of former Pope Benedict XVI in front of dozens of stunned worshippers. Father Andrea Maggi, 67, ignited the picture during...

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Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Gas Terror Chief 'Killed'

Belmokhtar: Profile Of Mr Marlboro Updated: 12:54am UK, Sunday 03 March 2013 By Sam Kiley, Middle East Correspondent He was known as Mr Marlboro because of his cigarette smuggling. The French intelligence service called him "The Uncatchable"....

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Hosni Mubarak Retrial Date Set For April

A retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak – who was jailed for life for his role in the deaths of protesters in 2011 - is to open on April 13. Mubarak, former interior minister Habib al Adly and six top security chiefs will be retried on orders...

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World Cup 2022 Could Be Moved To Winter, Fifa

A senior Fifa official has admitted for the first time that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be moved to winter. The finals were awarded by the world governing body in 2010 and are due to be held in the summer months when the temperature can reach...

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Assad Hits Out At UK Government In Interview

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has heavily criticised the British government, calling it "shallow and immature". In an interview with The Sunday Times, he dismissed any suggestion that Britain could help to resolve the conflict saying: "We do not...

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