Somalia: 12 Killed In Restaurant Bomb Attack

A suicide bomber in Somalia has detonated explosives in a crowded restaurant, killing at least 12 people including himself, according to police. The attack occurred in the city of Beledweyne, about 339 kilometres (210.65 miles) north of Somalia's capital,...

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Mystery Blonde Girl: Greece Charity In Appeal

An international search is under way to identify the parents of a blonde girl found in the care of a couple on a Roma camp in Greece. DNA tests have shown the four-year-old is not related to the pair - and their accounts of how she came to be living...

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Syria: Rebels Kill 16 Soldiers In Bomb Attack

Syrian rebels attacked a checkpoint in a pro-government suburb of Damascus, setting off a suicide vehicle bomb that killed 16 soldiers, according to activists. It came as the UN-Arab League envoy began a regional push for peace talks. Meanwhile, the...

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Italy: Berlusconi Facing Ban From Public Office

A court has ruled that Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from public office for two years following a tax fraud conviction. But as the former prime minister is a senator the upper house of parliament will need to approve his expulsion in a vote expected...

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Kenya Mall Attack: New Video Of The Gunmen

New CCTV footage has emerged from inside the Nairobi shopping mall showing how the attackers calmly shot people before taking time out to pray. The video shows shoppers running away from the gunmen and dropping to the floor as bullets fly through the...

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Snowden Denies Taking NSA Files To Russia

Edward Snowden has said he did not take any secret National Security Agency documents with him to Russia, telling a newspaper "it wouldn't serve the public interest". In an interview with The New York Times, the former NSA analyst said he handed over...

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Australia Fires: Man Dies As Homes Destroyed

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent Around 100 bushfires continue to burn across the state of New South Wales in Australia with the crisis claiming its first life. A man died from a heart attack on the Central Coast north of Sydney whilst...

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Saudi Arabia Rejects UN Security Council Seat

Saudi Arabia has refused to accept its seat on the UN Security Council, saying the international body is incapable of resolving world conflicts. The snub came hours after the country, along with Chad and Nigeria, was elected to serve a two-year term...

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Up To 30m People 'Live As Modern-Day Slaves'

Some 30 million people around the world are living as so-called modern-day slaves, according to an inaugural report by the Walk Free Foundation. The Global Slavery Index 2013 reveals African and Asian countries have the highest numbers of slaves and...

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Madeleine McCann: 500 Calls From Germany

German broadcaster ZDF has received 500 phone calls and emails after airing a programme on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine's parents launched an appeal for information to help them find their daughter on the television show "Aktenzeichen...

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Air Pollution 'Leading Cause of Cancer'

Outdoor air pollution is the leading cause of cancer, a World Health Organisation agency has revealed. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, also...

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Outrage Over China's Plans For Mao's Birthday

More than $2.5bn (£1.6bn) is being spent on events to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, to the fury of many Chinese citizens. The money is being directed towards Mao's birthplace of Shaoshan, where a tourist information centre will...

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South Africa Toddlers Found Dead In Toilet

South African police are questioning three people over the deaths of two toddlers who were found in a communal toilet, sparking violent protests and looting. Angry residents in the Diepsloot township north of Johannesburg barricaded roads, set fire...

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Bully 'Boasted' Of Driving Girl To Suicide

Two girls arrested for bullying a 12-year-old who then committed suicide intimidated their victim repeatedly, calling her names and at one point telling her to "drink bleach and die", police said. Rebecca Sedwick climbed a tower at an abandoned concrete...

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Nazi War Criminal's Funeral Halted By Protests

The body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke is expected to be sent to Germany for burial after his funeral in Italy was stopped by violent protests. The former SS officer, who died last week at the age of 100, was to be laid to rest in the town of Albano...

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Dozens Die As Plane Crashes Into Mekong River

An aircraft has crashed into the Mekong river in Laos killing 39 people. The Lao Airlines plane was on an internal flight from the capital, Vientiane, to the south of the country, crashed in the late afternoon, China's Xinhua state news agency said,...

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Philippines Earthquake: At Least 85 Dead

At least 85 people have died after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines. Many of the fatalities were in Cebu, the political and economic hub of the central Philippines, civil defence office spokesman Reynaldo Balido told reporters. However,...

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Missing British Teacher Feared Dead In Qatar

A British teacher is feared dead after going missing in Qatar. Lauren Patterson disappeared in the early hours on Saturday in the state's capital Doha. Local media are reporting the primary school teacher was last seen outside the city's five-star...

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Ireland Government Budget To Be Unveiled

By Vicki Hawthorne, Ireland Correspondent The Irish Government will present its annual budget this afternoon, just days after the Prime Minister Enda Kenny said the country would exit the EU bailout in December. The 2014 budget, billed as the final...

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Afghan Governor Killed by Microphone Bomb

An Afghan provincial governor and close ally of President Hamid Karzai has been killed while making a speech at a mosque after Eid prayers in Logar, close to the capital Kabul. A spokesman said Logar provincial governor Arsala Jamal had been...

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Moscow Race Riots: Police Arrest 1,200 In Raid

Police have arrested 1,200 people at a Moscow vegetable warehouse in pre-emptive raids following riots there on Sunday. The disturbances erupted after a native Russian was stabbed to death on Thursday night. His death was blamed by the protesters on...

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Illegal Immigration In US Now Hard To Ignore

By Greg Milam, US Correspondent The United States is locked in a fierce debate over immigration, with an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants. But frustration is growing at the lack of political action to answer the big immigration questions....

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Missing Elderly Hiker Found After 18 Days

A 72-year-old man lost for 18 days in a California forest has been found after living on squirrels, snakes and lizards. Gene Penaflor and a hunting friend set off through Mendocino National Forest on September 24 but became separated. Mr Penaflor,...

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Temple Stampede: At Least 109 Worshipers Dead

At least 109 people have been killed in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Although the true cause of the stampede has yet to emerge, it has been reported that Pilgrims visiting the remote Ratangarh temple...

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Australia On Alert For Extreme Summer

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent Australians are being warned to brace themselves for an increase in heatwaves, cyclones, severe thunderstorms and ferocious bushfires as the country heads towards summer. Australia has recently sweltered...

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Cyclone Phailin Slams Into India's East Coast

A powerful cyclone has ripped through India's east coast, killing at least five people and forcing more than half a million into shelters. Cyclone Phailin, with winds up to 130mph, made landfall on Saturday night near the town of Golpalpur in Orissa...

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US-Afghan 'Progress' In Security Talks

By Alistair Bunkall, Sky's Defence Correspondent Significant progress has been made in negotiations for a Bilateral Security Agreement between the US and Afghanistan. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai held 28 hours...

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Temple Stampede Kills Scores Of Worshippers

More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Some reports said the stampede occurred when police used batons to control a huge crowd that had gathered at the Ratangarh...

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