Cameron: Meriam Death Sentence Is 'Barbaric'

David Cameron says the death sentence handed down to Meriam Ibrahim is "barbaric" and has called on Sudanese authorities to intervene. The Prime Minister joined international condemnation of the 27-year-old mother's plight, saying he is "absolutely...

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Kenyan Farmers Threaten Violence Over Khat Ban

By Hind Hassan, Sky News Reporter Kenyan khat farmers have threatened violent action against the British government following its decision to ban the stimulant. FG Machuma, who says he represents the Miraa tribe, told Sky News the decision to make...

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India Battles With Tobacco Addiction Epidemic

By Neville Lazarus, Sky News India Producer Naveen Khanna could never have imagined that an innocent habit of chewing tobacco, like millions of other Indians, could nearly cost him his life. It took less than four years of chewing tobacco for the...

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'Real Action' Needed In Hunt For Missing Briton

The brother of a British man who disappeared while trekking on a paradise island off Malaysia has urged the Government to appeal to local authorities to step up search efforts. Gareth David Huntley disappeared four days ago after attempting to...

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India: Second Gang Rape In Days Investigated

Another teenage girl has reportedly been gang-raped in northern India as police have launched an investigation into an alleged attack on the mother of another rape victim. Police said four men attacked a 17-year-old girl in a field in Sarai Meer,...

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Charlize Theron: Press Intrusion 'Like Rape'

By Richard Suchet, Arts And Entertainment Correspondent Charlize Theron says press coverage of her private life is so intrusive that it is comparable to rape. The South African-born actress told Sky News that "every aspect" of her life has become...

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Pakistan Stoning: Widower 'Killed First Wife'

The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was stoned to death by her family has reportedly admitted to strangling his first wife. Mohammad Iqbal, 45, told news agency AFP he murdered his first wife so he could marry 25-year-old Farzana Iqbal,...

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Obama To Meet Embattled Veterans Secretary

President Barack Obama is to meet his beleaguered Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki in the Oval Office this morning, the White House says. The 10.15am behind-closed-doors discussion comes as pressure has been building on Mr Shinseki to hand in his resignation...

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Ukraine: Insurgents Shoot Down Helicopter

A Ukrainian military helicopter has been shot down by pro-Russian rebels over the eastern city of Slavyansk killing 14 troops including an army general. The authorities in the capital Kiev said the aircraft was brought down using an air defence missile....

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Japan Oil Tanker Explosion Leaves Four Hurt

One person is missing and four people have been seriously hurt after an oil tanker exploded off the coast of Japan. The blast and subsequent fire aboard the 998-tonne vessel Shoko-Maru sent towers of billowing acrid smoke into the sky near...

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US Tells Snowden 'Man Up And Come Home'

US Secretary of State John Kerry has challenged Edward Snowden to "man up and come back to the United States", after the whistleblower admitted he wanted to return home. Mr Kerry's comments follow the former National Security Agency contractor's interview...

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MH370 Families Angry Pings 'Not From Jet'

Families of passengers on board the missing flight say they have been left feeling "helpless" and "angry" after the spokesperson said there is agreement acoustic pings came from a source unrelated to flight MH370. A US Navy official has claimed underwater...

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Alzheimer's Patient Arrested As 21 Die In Fire

A patient suffering from Alzheimer's has been arrested after 21 people died in a fire at a hospital in South Korea. Seven people were injured in the blaze, which broke out at the hospice in Jangseong county about 190 miles (300km) south of Seoul. Most...

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Obama To Defend 'Passive' Foreign Policy Vision

By Hannah Thomas-Peter, New York Correspondent Barack Obama is expected to defend his vision for US foreign policy later, which has been criticised by many as being too passive. The US President, speaking at the Military Academy in West Point,...

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German World Cup Players In Car Accident

Two German footballers set to play in the World Cup were involved in a crash in northern Italy which left two people in hospital. The scene of a crash involving two German footballers Julian Draxler and Benedikt Hoewedes were passengers in separate...

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Pakistan Pregnant Woman Stoned To Death

A pregnant woman was stoned to death by relatives in Pakistan for marrying against their wishes. Farzana Iqbal, who was three months' pregnant, was beaten with bricks thrown by a mob that included her brother, father and spurned husband. The attack...

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Missing Flight MH370 Satellite Data Released

Missing Plane: Timeline Of Events Updated: 1:18pm UK, Thursday 10 April 2014 A summary of developments surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and search for the plane. Wednesday, April 9 :: Search team leader Angus Houston...

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Tech Boss Quits Over Elliot Rodger Comments

#YesAllWomen: Twitter Reaction To Killing Spree Updated: 5:18pm UK, Monday 26 May 2014 Twitter users are sharing their thoughts on misogyny in response to the California killing spree carried out by a gunman who expressed rage against women who he...

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World's Former Fattest Man Manuel Uribe Dies

The world's former fattest man, who once weighed in at 88 stone, has died aged 48 after being bedridden for more than a decade. Manuel Uribe passed away in hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday, having been admitted a few days earlier with heart...

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Ukraine: '50 Insurgents Killed In Donetsk'

Ukrainian forces claim to have retaken the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk amid fierce fighting which rebels say left more than 50 of their fighters dead. Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from Sergei Prokofiev International Airport...

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Far-Right National Front Win In France

By Robert Nisbet, Europe Correspondent Voters have dramatically altered the make-up of the European Parliament by doubling the number of MEPs from the populist, eurosceptic Right and the anti-austerity Left. Marine Le Pen's far-Right National Front...

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Australian Ex-Detective Charged With Murder

By Jonathan Samuels, Sky News Australia Correspondent A former Australian detective has been charged with the murder of a missing university student as a body wrapped in tarpaulin was found floating off a Sydney beach. It is thought the body could...

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Saw-Wielding Man Attacks Girl Group In Japan

Two teenage members of a Japanese girl group have been attacked by a saw-wielding man at a meet-the-fans event. Rina Kawaei, 19, and Anna Iriyama, 18, suffered broken bones in their right hands and cuts on their arms and heads from the 50cm (20 inch)...

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Pistorius Begins Month Of Psychiatric Tests

Pistorius' Mental Health Key To Murder Trial Updated: 10:05pm UK, Tuesday 20 May 2014 By Emma Hurd, Sky News Correspondent On Monday morning Oscar Pistorius will make the short journey from his uncle's house in Pretoria to register as an outpatient...

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Three Killed In Brussels Jewish Museum Shooting

Three people have been killed and another is in a critical condition after a shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels. Belgian Interior Minister Joelle Milquet tweeted to say she believes it was an "anti-Semitic attack". Two women and a man were...

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Thai Police Clash With Protesters In Bangkok

More than 1,000 protesters marching against the military coup in Thailand have been involved in a tense stand-off with police. The demonstrators are marching in defiance of limits on public gatherings imposed since the army took control this week. ...

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