Edward Snowden Wants Asylum In Russia

Intelligence services whistleblower Edward Snowden plans to request asylum in Russia, accusing the US of trying to block him from travelling to other countries. US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Friday...

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Egypt: US Calls For Release Of Detained Morsi

The US has called for the release of Mohamed Morsi as tens of thousands of supporters of the ousted Egyptian president staged protests across the country. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US agrees with the German Foreign Ministry, which...

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Moscow Crash: 'At Least 14 Dead'

Fourteen people have been killed and many injured in a traffic accident in Moscow, according to Russian officials. A truck, a passenger bus and several other vehicles were involved and the dead includes a young girl, said the interior ministry. Police...

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Paris Train Crash: Faulty Track Likely Cause

A faulty part on a set of points may have triggered the derailment of a packed train outside Paris that left at least six people dead and dozens injured. Pierre Izard, a general manager of the SNCF national rail company, said a joint bar, a kind...

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Indonesia: Prisoners Escape Amid Jail Riot

Security forces have retaken control of a crowded prison in western Indonesia where inmates started a massive riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose. About 500 policemen and 300 soldiers...

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Kremlin Typewriters: Russian Plan To Stop Leaks

The Kremlin's security agency is buying up typewriters to avoid damaging leaks in a move said to be motivated by recent US surveillance scandals. Russia's Federal Protective Service, the KGB's successor in charge of protecting President Vladimir Putin...

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Edward Snowden Letter: US Blocking Asylum

Intelligence services whistleblower Edward Snowden has accused US officials of waging a campaign to stop him taking up offers of asylum. The claim was made in a letter sent to a Human Rights Watch official, ahead of a meeting with human rights officials...

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Free Syrian Army Killing Exposes Rebel Rifts

The assassination of a senior Free Syrian Army (FSA) commander by militants linked to al Qaeda is tantamount to a declaration of war, FSA rebels have said. Kamal Hamami - better known as Abu Bassir al Jeblawi - of the FSA Supreme Military Council was...

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San Francisco Crash Pilot 'Blinded By Light'

The pilot of a plane which crashed at San Francisco airport, killing two people, may have been temporarily blinded by a bright light as he came into land. Lee Kang Kuk, who was making his first landing at the airport and had just 43 hours' experience...

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Canada Train Blast: Engineer Blamed For Crash

Fifty people have now been confirmed dead or are presumed dead after a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in Canada. Twenty bodies have already been found and officials are telling the families of 30 other people missing that all are believed...

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Driver Drags Child After Reversing Into Buggy

Police are hunting for a driver who reversed into a mother pushing her child in a pushchair and dragged it across a car park before speeding off. Video and images of the driver in a shop before the incident have been released by police in Muskegon,...

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Magnitsky Trial: Dead Lawyer Guilty Of Tax Fraud

A Moscow court has found the Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky guilty of tax evasion three years after his death. The investment fund lawyer, who died while in pre-trial detention in 2009, was convicted in Russia's first ever posthumous trial - branded...

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Boston Bomb Suspect To Face Victims In Court

By Tom Parmenter, Sky Correspondent in Boston Survivors and people who lost relatives in the Boston bombings are due to come face to face with the man accused of the deadly attacks. Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, is scheduled to make his first public appearance...

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San Francisco Crash: Pilot Warnings 'Ignored'

One of the pilots of Asiana Flight 214 that crashed in San Francisco shouted warnings that were ignored, according to South Korean media. Sources in the country's transport ministry confirmed Bong Dong Won - who was in the cockpit jump seat - repeatedly...

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Ireland Set To Pass Historic Abortion Law

Ireland is preparing to set in stone legislation which would confirm abortion is not illegal in cases where a woman's life is at risk. Politicians will vote on the divisive legislation following a European court ruling that Ireland needlessly endangers...

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Egypt Orders Brotherhood Arrests Over Clashes

Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badie and other top leaders of the movement for inciting violence that left dozens dead outside the headquarters of an elite army unit. At least 51 people...

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China Pollution 'Cuts Lives By Five Years'

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent, in Beijing The dire quality of the air in China will shorten lives by an average of five-and-a-half years, according to a major new study. Scientists from four universities collaborated to produce ground-breaking...

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Fraudster Held After 'Catch Me' Twitter Taunt

A fraudster who cheekily tweeted to US authorities to "catch me if you can" after skipping her trial for an insurance scam is now behind bars. Wanda Podgurski was captured on July 4 in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, a popular retirement spot for American expats...

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Dozens Injured In South Beirut Explosion

A car bomb at a shopping centre in southern Beirut has injured 37 people, according to security officials in the city. Southern Beirut is a stronghold for the Lebanese pro-Syrian Shiite Hizbollah militant group. The group said the blast, in the Beir...

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Ohio Kidnap Victims In 'Thank You' Video

Three women who were abducted and held captive in a house in Cleveland, Ohio, for a decade have thanked the public for their support in a YouTube video. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight broke their silence in the video, saying the encouragement...

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