Capitol Chase Woman's Family Speak Out

A sister of the woman shot dead by police in Washington after trying to ram her car through a White House barrier says there were no indications that her sister was unstable. Miriam Carey's actions sparked a high-speed car chase on Thursday which ended...

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Morocco Teenagers Arrested Over Facebook Kiss

Police have arrested a teenage boy and girl in northern Morocco for posting a photo on Facebook of them kissing. The action has provoked a slew of copycats in protest at their detention, a rights organisation has said. Chakib al Khayari, president...

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Kenya Massacre: Video Shows Gunmen In Mall

A video has emerged showing four gunmen involved in the massacre at a shopping centre in Nairobi, Kenya. It shows four heavily-armed attackers walking through a storeroom in the mall, and searching other adjacent rooms.  It is understood that...

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Ireland Votes On Whether To Scrap Senate

By Vicki Hawthorne, Sky News Votes are being counted as Ireland's citizens vote on whether to abolish the country's upper house of parliament. On Friday, voters went to the polls to vote in two referenda. The first was on whether the Senate (Seanad)...

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Madagascar Travel Warning After Men Set Alight

France has warned its citizens to avoid travelling to Madagascar after locals set on fire and killed two European men they suspected of trafficking human organs. The men were hunted down by residents on the island of Nosy Be, after the body of a child...

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Car Chase Woman 'Had Postnatal Depression'

Authorities are investigating what led a woman with a toddler in her car to ram into a White House barrier and lead police on a high-speed chase to Capitol Hill. The dramatic chase, which forced a brief lockdown of the Capitol and stirred panic among...

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Lampedusa Tragedy Leaves 350 Feared Dead

Up to 350 people are feared dead after a boat carrying African asylum seekers caught fire and sank off Italian shores in one of the worst Mediterranean refugee disasters. The Italian government has declared an official day of mourning after the tragedy...

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China Couple Speak Of 'Forced Abortion'

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent A couple have told Sky News how they were physically forced into an abortion by the Chinese authorities, three months before their child was due to be born. At 4am last Friday, a group of 20 officials from the...

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Fifa Meets To Debate Qatar World Cup Switch

Heat On Fifa Over World Cup Switch Updated: 3:03am UK, Thursday 03 October 2013 By Paul Kelso, Sports Correspondent Of all the questions raised by Qatar's World Cup, the one most in need of an answer is the least likely to be addressed when Fifa's...

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Costa Concordia Divers Find More Remains

Divers have recovered what could be more human remains from the sea off Tuscany where the Costa Concordia cruise liner sank last year. The latest discovery was announced by Franco Gabrielli, the head of Italy's civil protection agency, the organisation...

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Nigeria: Charter Plane Crash-Lands Killing 13

Thirteen people are said to have died after a charter plane crash-landed at Lagos airport in Nigeria shortly after take-off. The plane came down near an airport fuel depot and burst into flames, officials told the AFP news agency. There were 20 people...

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Commonwealth 'Relief' Over Gambia Withdrawal

By Paul Harrison, Royal Correspondent The Gambian government's decision to pull out of Commonwealth will be met with "relief" in some parts of the 54-country organisation, Sky News has been told. With no prior warning to the Commonwealth Secretariat...

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US Shutdown Is 'Ideological Crusade' - Obama

President Barack Obama has urged Republicans in Congress to reopen the government, saying "one faction of one party" does not get to "hold the economy hostage over an ideological crusade". Speaking from the White House Rose Garden more than 12 hours...

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Chinese Tourists Given Tips On How To Behave

Chinese authorities have issued tourists with a handbook telling them how to behave when going abroad, including not to pee in pools. As tourists from China increasingly travel abroad, they have developed a stereotype of "uncivilised behaviour", which...

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Kenya: Bodies Recovered From Westgate Mall

Somalis Fear Kenya Terror Backlash Updated: 4:41am UK, Sunday 29 September 2013 Somalis living in Nairobi say they fear being targeted by Kenyans who blame them for the shopping centre massacre that left at least 67 people dead. The Eastleigh area...

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Berlusconi Drops Bid To Topple Government

Silvio Berlusconi has abandoned his bid to topple Italy's Prime Minister, saying he would vote to support the government. At the weekend, Silvio Berlusconi ordered five ministers, drawn from his centre-right People of Freedom party (PdL), to resign...

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China Puffer Fish Tower Row Blows Up Online

A viewing tower built in the shape of a giant puffer fish has caused a storm of protest on Weibo, China's version of Twitter. Encased in 8,920 copper plates and built at a cost of around 70m yuan (£7m), the building on an island in Yangzhong county...

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Baby Breakthrough: Infertile Woman Gives Birth

A 30-year-old infertile woman has given birth to a baby in Japan after doctors used a new technique to "reawaken" her ovaries into producing eggs again. The experimental technique, developed by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in...

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Athlone Child Rape Charges: Man In Court

By Vicki Hawthorne, Ireland Correspondent A 30-year-old man has been charged with the rape of two young girls in Ireland. It is alleged that the children, aged nine and six, were attacked on Saturday in the town of Athlone in County Weastmeath....

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US Shutdown: Deadline Passes Without Deal

A bitterly divided Congress has plunged the US into a partial government shutdown – the first in almost two decades – that will put some 800,000 workers on unpaid leave and close museums and national parks. A deadline to fund government spending passed...

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Baghdad Car Bombings 'Kill At Least 42'

A wave of car bombings in Baghdad has killed at least 42 people and injured 75, according to police and medical officials. Police said the parked car bombs - in Shia neighbourhoods - hit outdoor markets and car parks. The deadliest bombing was in the...

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US Shutdown Looms As Congress Squabbles

The US government is teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown that will curtail all but essential services, with no compromise in sight in a deeply polarised Congress. If the Democrats and Republicans fail to find a solution before the deadline...

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Knox And Sollecito Absent From Kercher Retrial

By Tom Kington in Florence The retrial of Amanda Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher has begun in Italy, but neither defendant has been in court. American student Knox, 26, has repeatedly said she will...

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Steve Ballmer Cries At Microsoft Goodbye

Video of Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer's tearful farewell speech has emerged, showing the 57-year-old striding off to a song from Dirty Dancing. Mr Ballmer, who recently announced he was stepping down within 12 months, paced around the stage, his voice...

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Kenya: Somalis In Nairobi Fear Terror Backlash

Somalis living in Nairobi say they fear being targeted by Kenyans who blame them for the shopping centre massacre that left at least 67 people dead. The Eastleigh area of the capital city is home to many from Somalia, the country where al Shabaab, the...

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Pakistan Police Station Bombs Kill At Least 33

Two bombs have exploded near a police station in the city of Peshawar, killing at least 33 people and injuring 70. At least one of the explosions appeared to have been caused by a bomb planted in a parked car and detonated by remote control, local police...

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Nigeria College Attacked: 'Up To 50 Killed'

As many as 50 people have been killed after suspected Islamist gunmen fired on students as they slept at a college in northeast Nigeria. The attackers reportedly stormed a dormitory and set fire to classrooms in the assault which happened about 1am local...

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Assad: I Will Respect UN Weapons Deal

Syria's President Bashar al Assad has said in a TV interview that he will respect UN accords on chemical weapons. ...

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