Al Qaeda-Linked Syrian Rebel Leader 'Killed'

The leader of the powerful Syrian rebel group the al Nusra Front has been killed, according to Syrian state-run TV. According to the one-line report, Abu Mohammad al Golani was killed in the coastal province of Latakia. It did not say when or...

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Saudi Women To Protest Against Driving Ban

By Zein Ja'Far, Sky News Producer in Abu Dhabi Women in Saudi Arabia have reportedly taken to the wheel to demand the right to drive - despite threats of immediate arrest. Saudi authorities have warned they face arrest, possible legal action and...

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US Spy Agency Site Crashes Amid Attack Claims

The website for America's National Security Agency is back up after going down on Friday, fuelling speculation it might have been attacked by hackers. The public-facing site for the intelligence agency, which has been under fire after whistleblower...

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Iran Hangs 16 'Rebels' To Avenge Deadly Ambush

Iran has hanged 16 "rebels" of an unspecified armed group in retaliation for the death of 14 border guards in clashes near the frontier with Pakistan. Authorities are investigating whether the attackers were drug smugglers or armed opposition groups,...

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China Court Rejects Bo Xilai Appeal

A court in eastern China has rejected an appeal by ousted senior politician Bo Xilai and upheld his life sentence on charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power. In an announcement carried on its Weibo microblog, the official Xinhua news agency...

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NSA Spying: Germany Demands Talks With US

US Spying And The Moral High Ground Updated: 6:47am UK, Friday 25 October 2013 By Tim Marshall, Foreign Affairs Editor All nations spy, but not all nations claim they have liberal values and transparent government. For those that do, it is a...

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Roma Baby: Couple Held For 'Buying' Child

Police have arrested a childless couple in Greece on suspicion of buying a baby Roma girl and trying to register her as their own. The couple were arrested in Athens after they allegedly paid a Roma woman 4,000 euros (£3,400) for the baby, a Greek police...

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Toure: Uefa Probe Into Russia Monkey Chants

Uefa president Michel Platini has ordered an immediate investigation into its handling of Yaya Toure's alleged racist abuse in Russia. The Manchester City skipper says he was the target of monkey chants during his team's 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow...

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Migrant Crisis: 'UN Should Police Libyan Ports'

By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent The Maltese Prime Minister has accused Northern European leaders of "hypocrisy" over the handling of immigration into Europe. Joseph Muscat says a United Nations force should police Libyan ports to stem the...

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Ireland: Roma Child Removals To Be Investigated

A watchdog will investigate why two children in Ireland were taken from their Roma families and put into state care. The Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan, will review the circumstances that led to Irish police removing the children from their homes....

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Madeleine McCann: Portugal Cops Reopen Case

Police in Portugal have reopened the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann - five years after the original probe was closed. The team is said to have had no involvement in that investigation which ended in 2008 and was heavily criticised...

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Germany Summons US Envoy Over Spying Row

US Spying And The Moral High Ground Updated: 1:16pm UK, Thursday 24 October 2013 All nations spy, but not all nations claim they have liberal values and transparent government. For those that do, it is a little embarrassing to be caught spying on...

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Syrian Refugee Rescue Caught On Film

By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent Illegal immigrants are dying in the Mediterranean in record numbers because criminal gangs know that rich northern European countries such as the UK are too scared to address the issue of international migration...

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Irish Roma Family Await Decision On Taken Girl

A Roma family in Ireland who had a blonde, blue-eyed girl removed from them over concerns she was not theirs are due to hear if she will be returned. The seven-year-old was taken into care on Monday when a member of the public reported the youngster...

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Iran Execution Survivor Saved From Hanging

An Iranian man who was found alive in a morgue after a botched execution will not be hung for a second time. Iran has decided to spare the life of convicted drug trafficker, identified only as Alireza M, following calls from within Iran and appeals...

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Australia Bushfire 'Started By Army'

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent A massive fire burning in Australia's Blue Mountains west of Sydney was caused by explosives training being carried out by the Department of Defence, a probe has found. The Rural Fire Service said an...

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'White Widow' Lewthwaite's Ode To Bin Laden

By Alex Crawford, Special Correspondent The British terror suspect sought by police following the Nairobi shopping mall massacre wrote a poem in praise of Osama bin Laden in which she warned that al Qaeda is "stronger and fiercer" than ever, Sky...

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Amnesty Criticises Drone Strikes In Pakistan

US drone strikes in Pakistan last year killed a woman who was farming with her grandchildren and 18 other civilians, Amnesty International has said. The human rights group called on the US to investigate the killings, which it documented in a report,...

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Maria Police Investigate Kansas Lead

A baby who went missing in Kansas two years ago is being linked to the young girl allegedly abducted by a Roma family in Greece. The Kansas link is one of four promising leads being followed up by police in the US. The parents of Lisa Irwin, who went...

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Ireland: Blonde Roma Girl Taken Into Care

A blonde girl thought to be aged around seven and living with a Roma family in Ireland has been taken into care, Sky Sources have revealed. Police are understood to have swooped on the family after a tip off from a member of the public. The girl was...

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India School Meal Deaths: Principal Charged

Police in India have charged a school principal and her husband with murder after 23 children died from eating their school meal. The children, aged between four and 12, fell ill on July 16 after their midday meal was contaminated with pesticide. Police...

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Snowden Leaks: NSA Swept French Phone Records

The US National Security Agency monitored up to 70.3 million French phone records over 30 days, according to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The French government has summoned the US ambassador over a report in Le Monde newspaper to...

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WikiLeaks Film Fifth Estate Bombs At Box Office

Benedict Cumberbatch's turn as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made the worst US box office debut of any major film this year. The Fifth Estate made only $1.7m (£1.05m) in ticket sales in its first weekend, despite opening at 1,769 cinemas. Co-produced...

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Australia Bushfires Prompt 'Mega-Fire' Fears

A "mega-fire" is threatening southeastern Australia as fears grow that strong winds expected later this week could merge two huge bushfires that firefighters are trying to tame. Crews have been battling fires that flared in high winds and searing heat...

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Mystery Blonde Girl 'Was Well Looked After'

A relative of a Roma Gypsy couple accused of abducting a girl found in their care said the child was given to them and that she was well looked after. The youngster, known as Maria and aged about four, was found living in squalid conditions in a Roma...

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iOS 7: Apple Sued Over Unwanted Download

Apple chief executive Tim Cook is being sued by a customer irritated by unwanted downloads of iOS 7 software on his family's gadgets. Mark Menacher filed a small claims complaint against Mr Cook in the Superior Court of California, in San Diego, asking...

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Syria: Suicide Truck Bombing 'Kills 30'

A suicide bomber driving a truck packed with 1.5 tons of explosives has killed at least 30 people in Hama, Syrian state media reported. The attacker blew himself up inside the vehicle at a government checkpoint on the edge of the city, the Sana agency...

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