US Boosting Defence After North Korea Threats

The US is beefing up its domestic missile defence systems with new interceptors after recent threats of a nuclear attack by North Korea. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced the addition of 14 interceptors in Alaska, a nearly 50% increase in...

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India: Tourist Gang-Raped And Husband Beaten

A Swiss tourist has been gang-raped in India and she and her husband were reportedly beaten before being robbed. The pair were on a cycling trip in the impoverished Madhya Pradesh state, when they were attacked by seven to eight men. The perpetrators...

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Hugo Chavez Taken To Final Resting Place

Chavez: 'A Master Of The Spotlight' Updated: 6:50am UK, Wednesday 06 March 2013 By Rachel Younger, Sky News Correspondent Hugo Chavez was one of the most charismatic and controversial leaders of our time. A master of the spotlight, his military...

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Pope Francis Wants 'Church For The Poor'

Profile: The Chemist Who Became A Pope Updated: 1:17pm UK, Thursday 14 March 2013 Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday...

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Shark Dies During Kmart Advert Filming In US

A white tip shark shipped from New York and placed into an outdoor pool in Los Angeles for a Kmart advertisement has died after showing signs of distress. The American Humane Association (AHA), which monitored the production, said everything was done...

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Syria's Health System In Critical Condition

By Dr Natalie Roberts, Doctors Without Borders I'm part of an MSF team based in the Aleppo region in the north of Syria. This area continues to see an enormous amount of conflict, and the health needs are massive. Before I was in Aleppo I worked...

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Dreamliner 'Safe' Despite Battery Mystery

Aircraft maker Boeing has insisted its grounded Dreamliner is "absolutely" safe, despite the exact cause behind a series of battery faults apparently still a mystery. The company said it expected the hi-tech 787 plane to be back in the air within weeks,...

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Syria Anniversary: EU Rethinks Arms Embargo

Health Needs Critical In Aleppo Updated: 9:04am UK, Friday 15 March 2013 By Dr Natalie Roberts, Doctors Without Borders I'm part of an MSF team based in the Aleppo region in the north of Syria. This area continues to see an enormous amount of...

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Xi Jinping Confirmed As New Chinese President

China: The Key Challenges Ahead Updated: 3:47am UK, Thursday 14 March 2013 By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent What are China's key challenges and how will incoming President Xi Jinping tackle them? :: The Environment Even from behind the walls...

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Pope Francis: Profile Of New Catholic Leader

Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis is respected as a humble man who denied himself the...

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Bronx Dog Attack On Toddler Caught On Camera

A vicious dog attack on a four-year-old girl in the Bronx district of New York City has been captured on a surveillance camera. The pit bull ran across the street and latched onto the terrified toddler who was out walking with her mother on Sunday afternoon....

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Pope Francis Slips Out Of Vatican For Prayers

Pope Francis started his new life as leader of the Roman Catholic Church by praying at one of Rome's oldest basilicas, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The 76-year-old, who has become the first Jesuit pope and the first pope to be named Francis, opened...

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Syria Crisis: Two Million Child Victims of War

Two million children have become the "forgotten victims" of the bloody conflict in Syria, according to Save the Children. As the conflict enters its third year, children are increasingly being used by fighters as human shields, runners and porters,...

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Pope Election: Black Smoke Signals No New Pope

Black smoke from the first two votes of the conclave entering its second day has signalled the cardinals tasked with electing a new pope are still not agreed on Benedict's successor. They are expected to hold a further two ballots later on the first...

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Dutch Raise Terror Threat Over Syria Fighters

The Dutch government has raised its terror threat level over fears Dutch citizens are fighting in Syria and returning radicalised. They fear its citizens who have been fighting in the war-torn Middle Eastern country will be traumatised and may be more...

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North Korea Threatens 'Merciless' Retaliation

North Korea has confirmed it has scrapped an armistice with 'its enemies' and says the next step is an act of "merciless" military retaliation. The warning was made in a lengthy statement issued by the North's armed forces ministry on Wednesday. The...

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Pope: The Secret World Of The Conclave

By Michelle Clifford, Sky News Correspondent The cardinals heading into the Conclave in Rome know they won't see the world outside the Vatican walls again until they have chosen a new Pontiff. The highly secretive process has been experienced by...

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Ohio Crash Survivor: 'Driver Was Speeding'

The driver of a 4x4 that flipped into a pond, killing six teenagers in Ohio, was speeding, according to one of the two passengers who survived the crash. The Honda Passport carrying eight people slammed into a crash barrier on a road in Warren, about...

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Cardinals Prepare To Choose A New Pope

By Nick Pisa, Vatican City Cardinals are gathered for a ceremony steeped in tradition to elect a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The so-called Princes of the Church will assemble in the Vatican's beautifully ornate Sistine Chapel to...

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Snowfall In Western Europe Sparks Travel Chaos

Snow has been causing travel mayhem in parts of Europe, leaving commuters stranded at airports, railway stations and on the roads. Frankfurt Airport - Europe's third busiest - has been shut down by heavy snowfall until further notice. The airport had...

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Kentucky House Fire Kills Five Children

Five children aged between 10 months and three have been identified as being among seven victims of a house fire in Kentucky. A pregnant mother and her fiance also died in the Saturday morning blaze that engulfed the home in Gray, a close-knit community...

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India Bus Gang Rape Suspect Found Hanged

The man accused of leading the gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus been found hanged in his prison cell. Police say Ram Singh took his own life in the high-security Tihar jail where he had been on suicide watch in an isolated cell. But the 33-year-old...

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Japan Remembers Quake And Tsunami Disaster

People all over Japan bowed their heads in silence as they remembered thousands of victims killed in a devastating earthquake and tsunami exactly two years ago. They marked the moment when the 9.0 magnitude quake struck off the northeastern coast, triggering...

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Oscar Pistorius Wants To Leave South Africa

Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have appealed against bail restrictions imposed after he was charged with murdering his girlfriend. His representatives argue that the double-amputee athlete is not a flight risk and should have the option of travelling...

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Briton 'Feared Killed' By Nigeria Islamists

A Nigerian Islamist group claims it has killed seven foreign hostages - reportedly including a Briton - who were abducted from a construction site last month. They were taken from the compound of Setraco, a Lebanese construction company, in the town...

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Man Dies As Small Plane Crashes Into House

A US man died and another was injured when a small plane crashed into a house in Washington state. Both were travelling in the four-seater, Cessna-type aircraft when it hit the home in Woodinville, King County, on Saturday afternoon. Sheriff's office...

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Falkland Islanders To Vote In Referendum

By Ian Woods, Senior Correspondent, Falkland Islands Falkland Islanders begin two days of voting today in a referendum to decide whether they want to stay British. The question they have to answer is whether they want to remain an Overseas Territory...

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