Clashes Leave Ukraine Diplomacy Dead In Water

It is now clear that the diplomacy that was supposed to usher an end to the conflict in Ukraine is now dead in the water. The Kremlin is calling for an emergency UN Security Council meeting but nobody expects that to bring a breakthrough. So the situation...

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Ukraine Observers Freed Amid New Offensive

Military observers kept prisoner in Ukraine for more than a week have been released as bloody clashes in the country show no sign of letting up. The seven observers and their five assistants, from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,...

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US And Germany United In Russia Warning

Germany and the US appear to have hardened their line on potential sanctions on Russia. This is surprising and raises the stakes for what happens in the region. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama both set a new threshold for...

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Over 2,000 Confirmed Dead In Afghan Landslide

More than 2,000 people have been confirmed dead in a landslide in Afghanistan after part of a hill above a village collapsed. The community, in Badakhshan province which borders Tajikistan in the country's northeast, has been buried in more than 300ft...

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British Fighters Filmed In Syria 'War Crime'

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter Video has emerged implicating British fighters in Syria in an apparent war crime. Footage uncovered by researchers at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) shows jihadist rebels killing...

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Ukraine In Military Assault On Slavyansk

Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after pro-Russian forces shot down helicopters during the first major government offensive in the east of Ukraine. A spokeswoman for the pro-Russian militants also said one of their men was killed and another...

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North Korean Defectors' Harrowing Stories

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent In a series of rare and harrowing interviews, defectors have told Sky News of their horrific lives inside North Korea and their extraordinary journeys to escape the country. The men and women agreed to talk from...

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Al Qaeda Boss Orders End To Jihadist Infighting

Al Qaeda's chief has called on members of the group's Syrian affiliate, the al Nusra Front, to stop fighting with their jihadist rivals. In an audiotape posted online, Ayman al Zawahiri ordered "all soldiers of the front immediately cease fighting"...

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Ukraine 'Detains Russian Attache For Spying'

Ukraine Mine: Militia Controls Million Weapons Updated: 11:37pm UK, Wednesday 30 April 2014 By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, in Ukraine At the end of a completely anonymous road on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk...

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IMF: Ukraine Crisis Sparks Russia 'Recession'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Russia is already in recession as a result of the effects of the crisis in Ukraine. An economist working for the organisation, Antonio Spilimbergo, made the comment while confirming a huge downgrade in...

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Ukraine: Militia Controls A Million Weapons

At the end of a completely anonymous road on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Artemivsk is the village of Paraskoviyevka. It has two claims to fame: one of the few still functioning salt mines in the region, and, more importantly, the...

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Florida Jail Gas Blast Kills 2 And Injures 100

A gas explosion at a Florida jail has killed two people and left up to 150 inmates and corrections officers hurt. County spokeswoman Kathleen Castro said the blast triggered the partial collapse of Escambia County jail's booking facility building....

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IMF: Ukraine Crisis Sparks Russia 'Recession'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Russia is already in recession as a result of the effects of the crisis in Ukraine. An economist working for the organisation, Antonio Spilimbergo, made the comment while confirming a huge downgrade in...

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India: Burning Man Hugs Politician On TV Show

An Indian politician has suffered horrific burns after he was grabbed by a man who set himself on fire during a TV election debate. Kamruzzama Fauji was taking part in the show in Sultanpur, in Uttar Pradesh state, when an audience member doused...

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Ukraine On Full Combat Alert Over 'Invasion'

Ukraine's military is "on full combat alert" over a possible invasion by Russian troops massed on the border, Kiev's acting leader has said. Interim president Oleksandr Turchynov told a ministerial meeting: "Our armed forces are on full combat...

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Minnesota Homeowner Guilty of Teen Murders

A US homeowner who shot and killed two teenagers, calling them "vermin" after they broke into his house in Minnesota, has been convicted of their murders. Byron Smith shot unarmed cousins Haile Kifer, 18, and Nick Brady, 17, a total of nine times as...

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South Korean President Sorry For Ferry Response

South Korea's president has apologised for her government's "insufficient" response to the ferry disaster. While 204 people - most of them schoolchildren - have been confirmed dead, nearly 100 passengers are still missing after the Sewol sank on April...

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Ukraine: US And Nato Build-Up 'Worries' Russia

Russia has told the United States it has no intention of invading Ukraine and expressed concern about the build-up of American and Nato forces in eastern Europe. Four British Typhoon fighter jets have arrived at a Nato base in Lithuania to take part...

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North Korea Holds Live-Fire Drills Near Border

North Korea has carried out live-fire drills in two areas near the disputed Yellow Sea border with the South, which told its island residents to take cover in shelters. The Pyongyang regime fired artillery close to the Northern Limit Line (NLL) but...

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Tornadoes: Death Toll In US South Rises To 11

Tornadoes in the US have killed at least 11 people, as severe weather systems continue to lash the US. Officials said seven people died on Monday night in Mississippi, two in Alabama and two more in Tennessee. It brings the death toll from the storms...

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India: Briton's Body Found Inside Plastic Bag

By Neville Lazurus, India Producer The decomposed body of a 40-year-old British man has been found by the side of a road in India. Roddick Andrew Reymond's body was discovered wrapped in a carpet inside a plastic bag in southern Delhi by passers-by....

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Saudi Arabia: Killer Flu Bug Claims More Victims

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter The number of fatal cases from a deadly flu virus in Saudi Arabia has risen to more than 100. The country's health ministry has recorded a 73% spike in cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), or coronavirus,...

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American State At War Over Abortion Rights

By Amanda Walker, US Correspondent, in Jackson, Mississippi A court in New Orleans will hear arguments today that could result in the closure of Mississippi's only abortion clinic. The case is just one of many abortion battles being fought across...

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More Tornado Warnings After Deadly US Strikes

At least 17 people have been killed and many more injured in the United States after a powerful storm system saw tornadoes rip through Arkansas and Oklahoma. A dozen or more twisters tore through central and southern parts of the country, decimating...

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